Butterflies of Bangalore
Butterflies of Bangalore
Golden Angle
Caprona ransonnettii, commonly known as the golden angle, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.
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.
African Mallow Skipper
Gomalia is a monotypic genus of hesperiid butterfly.Gomalia elma, the marbled skipper, green-marbled sandman or African mallow skipper, is found in Africa and parts of Asia.
Alida Angle
Caprona alida, the Alida angle, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sri Lanka, Burma, Siam, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Hainan and southern China.
Spotted Small Flat
Sarangesa purendra, the spotted small flat, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in India from northern Kanara to Sindh and Madhya Pradesh and from to Kangra to Kumaon.
Tricolour Pied Flat
Coladenia indrani, the tricolour flat, 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.
Indian Skipper
Spialia galba, the Indian skipper or Indian grizzled skipper, is a hesperiid butterfly which is found in South Asia and parts of Southeast Asia.
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.
Common Banded Awl
Hasora chromus, the common banded awl, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae which is found in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and Australia.
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.
Spotted Angle
Caprona agama, the spotted angle, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found from southern India to Burma and in Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, southern China, Java and Sulawesi.
Brown Awl
Badamia exclamationis, commonly known as the brown awl or narrow-winged awl, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, which is found in India, Southeast Asia, Australia, and Oceania.
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.
Pied Flat
Tagiades japetus, commonly known as the pied flat or the common snow flat, is a species of spread-winged skipper butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is widely distributed, being found from India, the Himalayas, Southeast Asia, to Australia. It contains twenty-four recognized subspecies.
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.
