List of butterflies of India (Hesperiinae)

Actinor - veined dart

Veined dart, Actinor radians (Moore, 1878)

Aeromachus - scrub hoppers

Veined scrub hopper, Aeromachus stigmata (Moore, 1878)

Dingy scrub hopper, Aeromachus dubius (Elwes & Edwards, 1897)

Pygmy scrub hopper, Aeromachus pygmaeus (Fabricius, 1775)

Grey scrub hopper, Aeromachus jhora (de Nicéville, 1885)

Blue-spotted scrub hopper, Aeromachus kali (de Nicéville, 1885)

Ampittia - bush hopper

Bush hopper, Ampittia dioscorides (Fabricius, 1793)

Ancistroides - chocolate demon

Chocolate demon, Ancistroides nigrita (Latreille, 1824)

Arnetta - bobs

Coorg forest hopper, Arnetta mercara (Evans, 1932)

Vindhyan bob, Arnetta vindhiana (Moore, 1883)

Atkinson's bob, Arnetta atkinsoni (Moore, 1878)

Astictopterus - forest hopper

Forest hopper, Astictopterus jama C. Felder & R. Felder, 1860

Baoris - swifts

Paintbrush swift, Baoris farri (Moore, 1878)

Swift, Baoris penicillata (Moore, 1878)

Figure-of-8 swift, Baoris pagana de Nicéville, 1887

Small paintbrush swift, Baoris unicolor Moore 1873

Baracus - hedge-hopper

Hampson's hedge-hopper, Baracus vittatus (Felder, 1862)

Hampson's hedge-hopper, Baracus hampsoni Elwes & Edwards 1897

Borbo - swift

Rice swift, Borbo cinnara (Wallace, 1866)

Caltoris - swifts

Blank swift, Caltoris kumara (Moore, 1878)

Yellow-fringed swift, Caltoris aurociliata (Elwes and Edwards, 1897)

Colon swift, Caltoris cahira (Moore, 1877)

Austen's swift, Caltoris cahira austeni (Moore, 1883)

Full stop swift, Caltoris cormasa (Hewitson, 1876)

Purple swift, Caltoris tulsi (de Nicéville, 1884)

Philippine swift, Caltoris philippina (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)

Tufted swift, Caltoris plebeia (de Nicéville, 1887)

Kanara swift, Caltoris canaraica (Moore, 1883)

Cephrenes - palm darts

Plain palm dart, Cephrenes chrysozona (Plötz, 1883)

Creteus - Nonsuch Palmer

Nonsuch Palmer, Creteus cyrina Hewitson, 1876

Cuphita - wax dart

Wax dart, Cupitha purreea (Moore, 1877)

Erionota - redeyes

Palm redeye, Erionota hiraca (Moore, 1881)

Palm redeye, Erionota thrax (Linnaeus, 1767)

Banana skipper, Erionota torus Evans, 1941

Gangara - giant redeyes

Giant redeye, Gangara thyrsis (Fabricius, 1775)

Banded redeye, Gangara lebadea (Hewitson, 1886)

Gegenes - dingy swift

Dingy swift, Gegenes nostradomus (Fabricius, 1793)

Pigmy skipper, Gegenes pumilio (Hoffmannsegg, 1804)

Halpe - aces

Ceylon ace, Halpe egena (Felder)

Indian ace, Halpe homolea (Hewitson, 1868)

Sikkim ace, Halpe sikkima Moore, 1882

Banded ace, Halpe zema (Hewitson, 1877)

Moore's ace, Halpe porus (Mabille, 1876)

Confusing ace, Halpe wantona Swinhoe, 1893

Madras ace, Halpe honorei (de Nicéville, 1887)

Halpe arcuata Evans, 1937

Halpe filda Evans, 1949

Halpe knyvetti Elwes & Edwards, 1897

Halpe kumara de Nicéville, 1885

Halpe scissa Cantlie, 1961

Hyarotis - flitters

Tree flitter, Hyarotis adrastus (Stoll, 1780)

Brush flitter, Hyarotis microsticta (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1887)

Coorg bruss flitter, Hyarotis coorga Evans 1949

Iambrix - chestnut bob

Chestnut bob, Iambrix salsala (Moore, 1866)

Iton - common wight

Common wight, Iton semamora (Moore, 1866)

Koruthaialos - velvet bobs

Narrow-banded velvet bob, Koruthaialos rubecula (Plötz, 1882)

Bright red velvet bob, Koruthaialos sindu (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1860)

Dark velvet bob, Koruthaialos butleri (de Nicéville, 1884)

Matapa - redeyes

Common redeye, Matapa aria (Moore, 1866)

Fringed redeye, Matapa cresta Evans, 1949

Grey-brand redeye, Matapa druna (Moore, 1865)

Black-veined redeye, Matapa sasivarna (Moore, 1866)

Notocrypta - demons

Restricted demon, Notocrypta curvifascia (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862)

Spotted demon, Notocrypta feisthamelii (Boisduval, 1832)

Common banded demon, Notocrypta paralysos (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881)

Ochlodes - darters

Subhyaline darter, Ochlodes subhyalina (Bremer & Grey, 1853)

Assam darter, Ochlodes siva Moore, 1878

Ochus - tiger hopper

Tiger hopper, Ochus subvittatus (Moore, 1878)

Oriens - dartlets

Tamil dartlet, Oriens concinna (Elwes & Edwards, 1897)

Common dartlet, Oriens gola (Moore, 1881)

Common dartlet, Oriens goloides (Moore, 1881)

Parnara - swifts

Straight swift, Parnara guttatus (Bremer & Grey, [1852])

Pelopidas - dark branded swift

Great swift, Pelopidas assamensis (de Nicéville, 1882)

Conjoined swift, Pelopidas conjuncta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)

Chinese swift or large branded swift, Pelopidas sinensis (Mabille, 1877)

Bengal swift, Pelopidas agna (Moore, 1866)

Large branded swift, Pelopidas subochracea (Moore, 1878)

Dark small-branded swift, small branded swift, lesser millet skipper or black branded swift, Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798)

Millet skipper or white branded swift, Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821)

Pithauria - straw aces

Dark straw ace, Pithauria murdava (Moore, 1866)

Banded straw ace, Pithauria marsena (Hewitson, 1866)

Light straw ace, Pithauria stramineipennis Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1887

Plastingia - spotted lancers

Silver spotted lancer, Plastingia naga (de Nicéville, 1884)

Polytremis - swifts

Contiguous swift, Polytremis lubricans (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)

Yellow spot swift, Polytremis eltola (Hewitson, 1869)

Himalayan swift, Polytremis discreta (Elwes & Edwards, 1897)

Potanthus - darts

Indian dart or common dart, Potanthus pseudomaesa (Moore, 1881)

Himalayan dart, Potanthus dara (Kollar, 1844)

Palni dart, Potanthus palnia (Evans, 1914)

Pallied dart, Potanthus pallidus (Evans, 1932)

Branded dart, Potanthus rectifasciata (Elwes and Edwards, 1897)

Detached dart, Potanthus trachala (Mabille, 1878)

Burmese dart, Potanthus juno (Evans, 1932)

Confucian/Chinese dart, Potanthus confucius (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862)

Sikkim dart, Potanthus mara Evans, 1932

Pseudoborbo - swift

Beavan's swift, Pseudoborbo bevani (Moore, 1878)

Psolos - coons

Coon, Psolos fuligo (Mabille, 1876)

Pudicitia - spotted redeyes

Spotted redeye, Pudicitia pholus (de Nicéville, 1889)

Quedara - dubious flitter

Dubious flitter, Quedara monteithi (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1887)

Yellow-base flitter / golden tree flitter, Quedara basiflava (de Nicéville, 1888)

Salanoemia

Spotted yellow lancer, Salanoemia noemi (de Nicéville, 1885)

Maculate lancer, Salanoemia sala (Hewitson, 1866)

Scobura - forest bob

Forest bob, Scobura cephala (Hewitson, 1876)

Malay forest bob, Scobura phiditia (Hewitson, [1866])

Forest bob, Scobura isota (Swinhoe, 1893)

Large forest bob, Scobura cephaloides (de Nicéville, 1889)

Sebastonyma

Sebastonyma dolopia (Hewitson, 1868)

Sovia - bicolour ace

Bicolour ace, Sovia hyrtacus (de Nicéville, 1897)

Chequered ace, Sovia separata (Moore, 1882)

Graham's ace, Sovia grahami (Evans, 1926)

Stimula

Watson's demon, Stimula swinhoei (Elwes and Edwards, 1897)

Suada - grass bob

Grass bob, Suada swerga (de Nicéville, 1883)

Suastus - palm bobs

Indian palm bob, Suastus gremius (Fabricius, 1798)

Small palm bob, Suastus minuta (Moore, 1877)

Taractrocera - grass darts

Tamil grass dart, Taractrocera ceramas (Hewitson, 1868)

Common grass dart, Taractrocera maevius (Fabricius, 1793)

Himalayan dark dart, Taractrocera danna (Moore, 1865)

Telicota - palm darts

Common palm dart, Telicota colon (Fabricius, 1775)

Pale palm dart, Telicota augias (Linnaeus, 1763)

Linna palm dart, Telicota linna Evans, 1949

Dark palm dart, Telicota bambusae (Moore, 1878)

Dark palm dart, Telicota pythias Mabille

Thoressa - spotted aces

Thoressa aina (de Nicéville, 1890)

Thoressa cerata (Hewitson, 1876)

Thoressa fusca (Elwes, [1893])

Thoressa gupta (de Nicéville, 1886)

Thoressa hyrie (de Nicéville, 1891)

Thoressa masuriensis (Moore, 1878)

Thoressa pandita (de Nicéville, 1885)

Southern spotted ace or unbranded ace, Thoressa astigmata (Swinhoe, 1890)

Evershed's ace, Thoressa evershedi (Evans, 1910)

Tamil ace or Sitala ace, Thoressa sitala (de Nicéville, 1885)

Udaspes - grass demon

Grass demon, Udaspes folus (Cramer, 1775)

Zela

Zela zeus de Nicéville, 1895

Zographetus - flitters

Purple and gold flitter, Zographetus satwa (de Nicéville, 1884)

Purple spotted flitter, Zographetus ogygia (Hewitson, 1866)