Caltoris philippina

Philippine swift
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Caltoris
Species:	C. philippina
Binomial name
Caltoris philippina (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) [1]
Synonyms
Baoris seriata Moore, 1881

Caltoris philippina, the Philippine swift, ^[2] is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. ^[3]

Description

For a key to the terms used, see Glossary of entomology terms.

Wings more elongate and termen forewing excavate at end of vein 2. Uncus broader: valva not projecting beyond cuiller. Upperside of forewing spotted. Upperside of forewing with a spot in space 1b. Upperside of forewing without cell spots. Underside of hindwing with olive green scaling. Forewing: 18-20 mm.

—  William Harry Evans, A Catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia, and Australia in the British Museum ^[3]

Subspecies

• C. p. philippina Sri Lanka, India, Malay Peninsula, Nias, Palawan, Philippines, Sulawesi, Talaud, Sangihe, Sula ^[2]
• C. p. subfenestrata (Röber, 1891) New Guinea, Solomon Islands ^[4]

References

1. Herrich-Schäffer, 1869 Versuch einer systematischen Anordnung der Schmetterlinge CorrespBl. zool.-min. Ver. Regensburg 23 (4): 56-64, (5): 67-77, (9): 130-141, (11): 163-172, (12): 184-204
2. R.K., Varshney; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 60. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN   978-81-929826-4-9.
3. W. H., Evans (1949). A Catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia, and Australia in the British Museum. London: British Museum (Natural History). Department of Entomology. p. 234.
4. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9