Butterflies of Bangalore
Butterflies of Bangalore
Lesser Dart
Potanthus omaha, commonly known as the lesser dart, is a species of skipper butterflies. It is found in Indochina, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, and Sulawesi. It includes the following subspecies:
Dark Palm Dart
Telicota ohara, the northern large darter, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the Oriental and Australian Regions, but not on the Pacific islands.
Dark Palm-Dart
Telicota bambusae, the dark palm dart, is a grass skipper butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Sri Lanka and on Peninsular Malaysia.
Indian Dart
Potanthus pseudomaesa, commonly known as the Indian dart, common dart or pseudomaesa dart, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.
Pale Palm Dart
Telicota colon, commonly known as the pale palm dart or pale-orange darter, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.
Oriental Straight Swift
Parnara bada, the African straight swift, grey swift or Ceylon swift, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in south-east Asia, from India through China to Indonesia, as well as the north-east coast of Australia.
Canara Swift
Caltoris canaraica, the Kanara swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.
Giant Redeye
Gangara thyrsis, commonly known as the giant redeye, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It breeds on a number of palm species.
Rice Swift
Borbo cinnara, commonly known as the rice swift or Formosan swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Burma, Vietnam and Australia.
Small Branded Swift
Pelopidas mathias, the dark small-branded swift, small branded swift, lesser millet skipper or black branded swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found throughout much of Southeast and East Asia, and as far as the Philippines. It is also present in tropical Africa and Arabia.
Rounded Palm-redeye
Erionota torus, the rounded palm-redeye, Sikkim palm dart, Sikkim palm red-eye and banana skipper, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It was described by William Harry Evans in 1941. It is found from India (Sikkim) to Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and China. It has also been recorded from Taiwan.
Common Bush Hopper
Ampittia dioscorides, the common bush hopper or simply bush hopper, is a butterfly found in India, China, Indochina and on to Borneo, Sumatra and Java belonging to the family Hesperiidae.
Common Grass-dart
Taractrocera maevius, commonly known as the common grass dart, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.
Smaller Dartlet
Oriens goloides, the common dartlet, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.
Indian Palm Bob
Suastus gremius, the Indian palm bob or palm bob, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.It is found in the Indomalayan realm...
Grass Demon
The Grass Demon Udaspes folus is a small but prominent butterfly found in India that belongs to the Skippers, or Hesperiidae family. It is regarded as an occasional pest of ginger and turmeric.
Chestnut Bob
Iambrix salsala, the chestnut bob, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, that is found in Asia and parts of Southeast Asia.
Bevan's Swift
Pseudoborbo bevani, the Beavan's swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is named after Captain Robert Cecil Beavan.
