| Gorgyra | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Tribe: | Astictopterini |
| Genus: | Gorgyra Holland, 1896 [1] |
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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 . [2] [3] Their habitat is generally lowland tropical rain forest and savanna.
The Astictopterini are a tribe in the Hesperiinae subfamily of skipper butterflies. As most Hesperiinae have not yet been assigned to tribes, more genera may be placed here eventually.
Abantis is an Afrotropical genus of skipper butterflies. They are also known as the paradise skippers. Their imagos are generally attractive with bold or colourful wing and/or body markings. They occur in either forest or savanna, and several species are very localized or thinly distributed. The territorial males are encountered more often than the females. Males engage territorial intruders, and are prone to very rapid and high flight, while females display more relaxed flight habits, closer to the ground. Plants of several families serve as food plants, and only one egg is oviposited per plant. The larva is pale and spotted to varying degrees, and pupates inside a leaf shelter drawn together by silk threads.
Andronymus is an Afrotropical genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Astictopterus is a genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae. There are two species groups, one Afrotropical, the other Indomalayan.
Borbo is a genus of skipper butterflies. They belong to the tribe Baorini, and as such are among those skippers commonly known as swifts.
Caenides is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Ceratrichia is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. They are found in the Afrotropical realm.
Katreus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Leona is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Osmodes is an Afrotropical genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Paronymus, the large darts, is an Afrotropical genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Pteroteinon is an Afrotropical genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Sarangesa is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Most of the species in the genus are found in the Afrotropical realm, while a few are in the Indomalayan realm.
