Pelopidas (skipper)
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| Genus: | Pelopidas |
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Pelopidas is a genus of skipper butterflies. They are commonly known as branded swifts or millet skippers. Polytremis kiraizana is sometimes placed here too. The genus was described by Francis Walker in 1870.[1]
Notable species
- Pelopidas agna (Moore, 1865) - dark branded swift
- Pelopidas assamensis (de Nicéville, 1882) - great swift
- Pelopidas conjucta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) - conjoined swift
- Pelopidas flava (Evans, 1926)
- Pelopidas jansonis (Butler, 1878)
- Pelopidas lyelli (Rothschild, 1915)
- Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798) - dark small-branded swift
- Pelopidas sinensis (Mabille, 1877)
- Pelopidas subochracea (Moore, 1878) - large branded swift
- Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, 1821) - pale small-branded swift
References
- ^ a b c Savela, Markku. "Pelopidas Walker, 1870". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
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