| Pygmy grass-hopper | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Aeromachus |
| Species: | A. pygmaeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aeromachus pygmaeus (Fabricius, 1775) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Aeromachus pygmaeus, the pygmy scrub-hopper [1] [2] is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. The species range is from India (Nilgiris, Wynaad, Coorg, Kanara, Assam) to Burma and Thailand. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Male. Upperside uniform olive-brown, without any markings; in some examples there are very faint indications of some discal and sub-marginal marks. Cilia concolorous with the wings, slightly paler at the tips. Underside paler; a small whitish spot at the end of the cell, sometimes absent, an indistinct whitish and outwardly curved discal, thin baud from near the costa halfway down the wing, the upper and outer portions of the wing sparsely covered with minute white scales. Hindwing entirely covered with minute white scales, traces of a whitish outwardly curved discal band and a very indistinct series of sub-marginal spots a little darker than the ground colour. Antennge black, ringed with white, club whitish on the underside, all except its tip; palpi, head and body above concolorous with the wings, whitish on the underside. Female similar to the male.
The larvae feed on Polytrias indica , Cyrtococcum trigonum , and Stenotaphrum secundatum . [5] [6]
Bibasis gomata, commonly known as the pale green awlet, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Northeast India, the Western Ghats and parts of Southeast Asia. The butterfly was reassigned to genus Burara by Vane-Wright and de Jong (2003) and is considered by them to be Burara gomata.
Burara jaina, the orange awlet, is a species of hesperid butterfly found in Asia. The butterfly was reassigned to the genus Burara by Vane-Wright and de Jong (2003), and is considered Burara jaina by them.
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.
Aeromachus dubius, the dingy scrub-hopper, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It ranges from India to China, including Malaya, Assam, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Hainan and Yunnan.
Caltoris canaraica, the Kanara swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.
Halpe porus, commonly known as Moore's ace, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae, found in India.
Pelopidas conjuncta, the conjoined swift, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae found in India.
Quedara basiflava, the yellow-base flitter or golden flitter, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae and is endemic to India's Western Ghats.
Sovia hyrtacus, the bicolour ace or white-branded ace, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Western Ghats from Goa to Kerala.
Taractrocera maevius, the common grass dart, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.
Telicota colon, commonly known as the pale palm dart or common palm dart, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from India to Australia.
Thoressa astigmata, the southern spotted ace, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. The species was first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1890. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of India and is found in the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
Gerosis bhagava, also known as the common yellow-breast flat, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae.
Sarangesa purendra, commonly known as the spotted small flat, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae.
Spialia galba, the Indian grizzled skipper, is a hesperiid butterfly which is found in South Asia and parts of Southeast Asia.
Spalgis epius, commonly known as the apefly, is a small species of butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It gets its name from the supposed resemblance of its pupa to the face of an ape.
Arhopala amantes, the large oakblue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia.
Cigaritis abnormis, the abnormal silverline, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in south India and Pakistan.
Zesius chrysomallus, the redspot, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Sri Lanka and India.
Rathinda is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. It consists of a single species, Rathinda amor, the monkey puzzle, found in Sri Lanka and India.
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain : Swinhoe, Charles (1912–1913). Lepidoptera Indica. Vol. X. London: Lovell Reeve and Co. pp. 196–197.  | This Hesperiinae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |