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Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 - Skippers of Thailand


Home > Insects > Lepidoptera - Butterflies > Hesperiidae

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: ​Papilionoidea
Family: Hesperiidae


Hesperiidae butterflies also known as Skippers are small- to medium-sized insects, resembling butterflies or moths (they are more closely related to the former). They have hairy bodies that are short, stout, and rather dull-colored, while their wings consist of some pattern of brown, grey, or yellowish orange and black. Skippers have a fast, darting flight, and favor open, sunny areas. The caterpillars of most species feed on grasses or sedges in prairies or wetlands. However, the caterpillars of Epargyreus clarus (Silver-Spotted Skipper), feed on members of the Bean family (including Locust trees), while those of Pholisora catyllus (Common Sootywing) feed on various weedy plants, including Pigweeds, Amaranths, and Lamb's Quarters. Both of these species are larger than the other skippers. There are many species in this family, and they are important visitors to many prairie wildflowers, particularly during the summer or fall. Hilty, J. Editor. 2014. Insect Visitors of Illinois Wildflowers

Subfamily: Coeliadinae Evans, 1937

Genera: Bibasis, Burara, Hasora
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Bibasis sena sena
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Burara etelka etelka
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Hasora mavis
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Hasora schoenherr gaspa
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Hasora taminatus bhavara
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Hasora vitta indica

Subfamily: Hesperiinae Latreille, 1809

Families: Aeromachus, Ampittia, Ancistroides, Arnetta, Borbo, Erionota, Halpe, Iambrix, Iton, Koruthaialos, Matapa, Notocrypta, Oriens, Parnara, Pelopidas, Potanthus, Suastus, Taractrocera, Telicota, Thoressa, Udaspes
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Aeromachus pygmaeus
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Ampittia dioscorides camertes
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Ampittia maroides
Ancistroides nigrita maura.jpg
Ancistroides nigrita maura
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Arnetta atkinsoni
Borbo cinnara.jpg
Borbo cinnara
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Erionota thrax thrax
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Erionota torus torus
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Halpe porus
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Iambrix salsala salsala​
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Iton semamora semamora
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Koruthaialos rubecula hector
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Matapa aria
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Notocrypta clavata theba
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Notocrypta curvifascia curvifascia
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Oriens gola pseudolus
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Parnara bada
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Pelopidas agna agna
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Pelopidas assamensis
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Pelopidas mathias mathias
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Potanthus confucius dushta
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Potanthus ganda ganda
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Potanthus omaha omaha
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Suastus gremius gremius
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Taractrocera archias quinta
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Telicota colon stinga
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Thoressa masoni
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Udaspes folus

Subfamily: Pyrginae ​Burmeister, 1878

Familes: Caprona, Celaenorrhinus, Darpa, Gerosis, Odontoptilum, Pseudocoladenia, Sarangesa, Seseria, Spialia, Tagiades
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Caprona alida alida
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Celaenorrhinus aurivittatus
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Celaenorrhinus ladana
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Darpa hanria
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Gerosis bhagava bhagava
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Odontoptilum angulata angulata
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Pseudocoladenia dan dhyana
Sarangesa dasahara dasahara.jpg
Sarangesa dasahara dasahara
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Seseria sambara indosinica
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Spialia galba chenga
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Tagiades gana gana
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Tagiades japetus ravi
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.
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