| Chondrolepis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Tribe: | Astictopterini |
| Genus: | Chondrolepis Mabille, 1904 [1] |
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Chondrolepis is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. The name Chondrolepis (meaning "thick scales") derives from Greek words: chondros (meaning "thick") and lepis (meaning "scale").
Celaenorrhinus is a genus of skipper butterflies which are commonly termed sprites. An alternate name is flats, for their habit of holding their wings flat when resting, but this is also used for related genera. They belong to the spread-winged skipper subfamily (Pyrginae), and therein are the type genus of tribe Celaenorrhinini.
Bibasis vasutana, the green awlet, is a species of hesperid butterfly found in Asia. The butterfly was reassigned to genus Burara by Vane-Wright and de Jong (2003) and is considered by them to be Burara vasutana.
Ampittia is the genus of bush hoppers in the skipper butterfly family, Hesperiidae. It is the only member of the tribe Ampittiini.
Cupidesthes is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Afrotropical realm. The genus Cupidesthes was erected by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1895.
Capys is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Afrotropical realm.
Astranthium, or Western-daisy, is a North American genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Astranthium is native to the United States and Mexico.
Andronymus is an Afrotropical genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Fresna is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. They are commonly known as Acraea skippers.
Gretna is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It is the only genus in the monotypic tribe Gretnini.
Leona is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Mimene is an Australasian genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Platylesches is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, commonly called hoppers, found in Africa.
Cephetola is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. All species are endemic to the Afrotropical realm.
The Erionotini are a tribe of skipper butterflies in the subfamily Hesperiinae.
Gorgyra is an Afrotropical genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Larvae feed mainly on Connaraceae, including Rourea. Other recorded larval food plants include Drypetes and Macadamia. Their habitat is generally lowland tropical rain forest and savanna.
Andronymus fontainei is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is possibly endemic to the Albertine Rift.
Chondrolepis ducarmei is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is endemic to the Albertine Rift. The habitat consists of submontane areas.
Chondrolepis uluguru is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Uluguru Mountains of Tanzania. The habitat consists of submontane areas.
Matapa is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The species ranges from India to Sulawesi.(That is across the . The species are mainly crepuscular and have red eyes, at least during their life.
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