Butterflies of Bangalore

Butterflies of Bangalore

Golden Angle

Caprona ransonnettii, commonly known as the golden angle, 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.

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.

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.

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.

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