Hesperiidae of Thailand

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

Family Hesperiidae: Subfamily: Coeliadinae

Bibasis sena sena (Moore,1866)
Common name: Orange-tailed Awl
Thai name: ผีเสื้อหน้าเข็มปีกมนแถบขาว

Bibasis sena sena (Moore,1866) Phu Kieow Wildlife Refuge Chaiyaphum August

Hasora mavis (Evans, 1934)
Common name: Perak banded Awl
Thai name: ผีเสื้อหน้าเข็มสีตาล

Hasora mavis (Koh Samui, Surat Thani Prov. - 23 January 2015)

Hasora vitta indica (Evans,1932)
Common name: Plain Banded Awl
Thai name: ผีเสื้อหน้าเข็มป่าแถบขาว

Hasora vitta indica (Evans,1932) female Chaiyaphum November

Family Hesperiidae: Subfamily: Hesperiinae

Aeromachus pygmaeus (Fabricius, 1775)
Common name: Pygmy Scrub Hopper
Thai name: ผีเสื้อจิ๋วแคระ

Aeromachus pygmaeus, Pygmy Scrub Hopper.jpg

Aeromachus pygmaeus 001 (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Aeromachus pygmaeus 002 (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Ampittia dioscorides camertes (Hewitson, 1868)
Common name: Bush Hopper
Thai name: ผีเสื้อจิ๋วป่าพุ่มธรรมดา

Ampittia dioscorides camertes

Ampittia maroides (de Nicéville, 1896)
Common name: Banded Bush Hopper
Thai name: ผีเสื้อจิ๋วป่าพุ่มแถบ

Ampittia maroides

Ancistroides nigrita diocles (Moore, 1866)
Common name: Chocolate Demon
Thai name: ผีเสื้อนิลกายสีตาล

Ancistroides nigrita diocles (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Ancistroides nigrita diocles (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Ancistroides nigrita diocles (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Borbo cinnara (Wallace, 1866)
Common name: Rice Swift
Thai name: ผีเสื้อหนอนข้าว

Borbo cinnara (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Borbo cinnara (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Borbo cinnara (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Borbo cinnara (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Erionota thrax thrax (Linnaeus, 1767)
Common name: Banana Skipper
Thai name: ผีเสื้อหนอนม้วนใบกล้วยธรรมดา

Erionota thrax thrax (68 mm)

Banana Skipper butterfly from Thailand.jpg

Erionota thrax thrax (68 mm)

Erionota torus torus (Evans, 1941)
Common name: Giant Skipper
Thai name: ผีเสื้อบินเร็วยักษ์

Erionota torus torus

Halpe porus (Mabille, 1877)
Common name: Moore’s Ace
Thai name: ผีเสื้อจุดเหลี่ยมนายมัวร์

Halpe porus (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Halpe porus (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Halpe porus (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Halpe porus (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Halpe porus

Iton semamora semamora (Moore, 1866)
Common name: Common Wight
Thai name: ผีเสื้อแต้มขาวธรรมดา

Iton semamora semamora, Common White Butterfly.jpg

Iton semamora semamora (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Koruthaialos rubecula - 2 sub-species in Thailand, Koruthaialos rubecula hector (Watson, 1893) Koruthaialos rubecula rubecula (Plötz, 1882)
Common name: Narrow-banded Velvet Bob
Thai name: ผีเสื้อคาดแสดแถบแคบ

Koruthaialos rubecula (Chiang Mai Prov.)

lambrix salsala salsala (Moore, 1866)
Common name: Chestnut Bob
Thai name: ผีเสื้อจิ๋วหนอนมะพร้าว

lambrix salsala salsala (Chiang Mai Prov.)

lambrix salsala salsala, Chestnut Bob.jpg

lambrix salsala salsala (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Lambrix salsala salsala

Lambrix salsara salsara (Moore,1866) Phu Kieow Wildlife Refuge Chaiyaphum August

Matapa aria (Moore, 1866)
Common name: Common Redeye
Thai name: ผีเสื้อตาแดงธรรมดา

Common Redeye

Matapa aria (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Matapa aria (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Notocrypta clavata theba (Evans, 1949)
Common name: Clavate Banded Demon
Thai name: ผีเสื้อนิลวรรณแถบกระบอง

Notocrypta clavata theba

Notocrypta curvifascia curvifascia (C. & R. Felder, 1862)
Common name: Restricted Demon
Thahi name: ผีเสื้อนิลวรรณปีกแถบยาว

Restricted Demon, Notocrypta curvifascia curvifascia.jpg

Notocrypta curvifascia curvifascia (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Oriens gola pseudolus (Mabille, 1883)
Common name: Common Dartlet
Thai name: ผีเสื้อหนอนหญ้าลายเชื่อม

Oriens gola pseudolus

Parnara bada (Moore, 1878)
Common Name: African Straight Swift, Grey Swift, Ceylon Swift
Thai name: ผีเสื้อหนอนข้าวหนวดสั้นสีจาง

Parnara bada (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Parnara bada (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Parnara bada (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Pelopidas assamensis (de Niceville, 1882)
Common name: Great Swift
Thai name: ผีเสื้อบินเร็วอัสสัม

Pelopidas assamensis (de Niceville, 1882) Phu Kieow Wildlife Refuge Chaiyaphum August

Pelopidas mathias mathias (Fabricius, 1798)
Common name: Small Branded Swift
Thai name: ผีเสื้อหนอนม้วนใบข้าวแถบเพศเล็

Small Branded Swift female, Pelopidas mathias mathias.jpg

Pelopidas mathias mathias (female)

Small Branded Swift male, Pelopidas mathias mathias.jpg

Pelopidas mathias mathias (male)

Pelopidas mathias mathias Chaiyaphum September

Pelopidas mathias mathias (Fabricius, 1798) Chonburi January

Potanthus confucius dushta (Fruhstorfer, 1911)
Common name: Confucian Dart
Thai name: ผีเสื้อหนอนหญ้าจีน

Potanthus confucius dushta

Potanthus ganda ganda (Fruhstorfer, 1911)
Common name: Ganda Dart
Thai name: ผีเสื้อหนอนหญ้ากานดา

Potanthus ganda ganda

Potanthus omaha omaha (Edwards, 1863)
Common name: Red Lesser Dart
Thai name: ผีเสื้อหนอนหญ้าแดงเล็ก

Potanthus omaha

Suastus gremius gremius (Fabricius, 1798)
Common name: Indian Palm Bob
Thai name: ผีเสื้อหนอนปาล์มอินเดีย

Suastus gremius gremius, indian Palm Bob.jpg

Suastus gremius gremius (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Suastus gremius gremius (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Suastus gremius gremius

Taractrocera archias - 2 subspecies in Thailand, Taractrocera archias samadha (Frubstorfer, 1910), Taractrocera archias quinta (Swinhoe, 1913)
Common name: Yellow Grass Dart
Thai name: ผีเสื้อหนวดตุ้มลายเหลือง

Taractrocera archias (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Telicota colon stinga (Evans, 1949)
Common name: Common Palm Dart
Thai name: ผีเสื้อหนอนปาล์มธรรมดา

Mating Common Palm Dart from Thailand.jpg

Telicota colon stinga (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Telicota colon stinga (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Common Palm Dart, Telicota colon stinga.jpg

Telicota colon stinga (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Telicota colon stinga (Evans, 1949) Cheelong Chaiyaphum October

Thoressa masoni (Moore, 1879)
Common name: Golden Ace
Thai name: ผีเสื้อจุดเหลี่ยมสีทอง

Thoressa masoni (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Udaspes folus (Cramer, 1775)
Common name: Grass Demon
Thai name: ผีเสื้อพญาทุ่งหญ้า

Udaspes folus (Cramer,1775) male Chaiyaphum

Udaspes folus (Cramer,1775) male Chaiyaphum

Udaspes folus (Cramer,1775) male Chaiyaphum

Udaspes folus (Cramer,1775) Phu Laen Kha N.P. Chaiyaphum November

Udaspes folus (Cramer,1775) male Chaiyaphum

Udaspes folus (Cramer,1775) female Chaiyaphum

Udaspes folus

Family Hesperiidae: Subfamily: Pyrginae

Celaenorrhinus ladana (Butler, 1870)
Common name: Orange-banded Flat
Thai name: ผีเสื้อปีกราบแถบส้ม

Celaenorrhinus ladana

Gerosis bhagava bhavaga (Moore, 1864)
Common name: Common White Flat
Thai name: ผีเสื้อปีกราบขาวธรรมดา

Gerosis bhagava bhavaga (Moore, 1864).jpg

Gerosis bhagava bhavaga (Moore, 1864) Nam Tok Tad Fa Chaiyaphum January

Darpa hanria (Moore, 1866)
Common name: Hairy Angel
Thai name: ผีเสื้อท้ายขาวขนปุย

Darpa hanria (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Pseudocoladenia dan (Fabricius, 1787)
Common name: Fulvous Pied Flat
Thai name: ผีเสื้อลายด่างตาลแดง

Pseudocoladenia dan

Odontoptilum angulatum angulatum (C. Felder, 1862)
Common name: Chestnut Angle
Thai name: ผีเสื้อตาลแดงโคนขีด

Odontoptilum angulatum angulatum

Sarangesa dasahara dasahara (Moore, 1866)
Common name: Common Small Flat
Thai name: ผีเสื้อปีกราบเทาจุดเลือน

Sarangesa dasahara dasahara, common small flat.jpg

Sarangesa dasahara dasahara (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Spialia galba (Fabricius,1793)
Common name: Indian Skipper
Thai name: Spialia galba (Fabricius,1793)

Spialia galba (Fabricius,1793) Phu Kieow Wildlife Refuge Chaiyaphum August

Tagiades gana gana (Moore, 1866)
Common name: Large Snow Flat
Thai name: ผีเสื้อป้ายขาวใหญ่

Tagiades gana gana

Unidentified

Unidentified 005 (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Unidentified 006 (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Unidentified 007 (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Unidentified 008 (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Unidentified 009 (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Unidentified 011 (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Unidentified 013 (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Unidentified 014 (Chiang Mai Prov.)

Unidentified 015 (Chiang Mai Prov.)

(Chiang Mai Prov.)

Unidentified 003 (Chiang Mai Prov.)

(Chiang Mai Prov.)