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Grass skippers or banded skippers are butterflies of the subfamily Hesperiinae, part of the skipper family, Hesperiidae. The subfamily was established by Pierre André Latreille in 1809.
Sarangesa dasahara, the common small flat, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae found in Indomalayan realm.
Melphina is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Borbo micans, the marsh swift, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in tropical Africa. In South Africa it is restricted to the riverine and lowland forests of KwaZulu-Natal and swamp areas close to Manguzi Forest, the Pongola River and Kosi Bay in Maputaland. The habitat consists of swamps and marshes in open country or near streams and lakes in rainforests.
The Erionotini are a tribe in the Hesperiinae subfamily of skipper butterflies.
Osmodes thora, the common white-spots, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda, western Kenya and western Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
Meza meza, the common missile, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The habitat consists of disturbed and successional forests.
Melphina evansi is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Melphina flavina, the yellow forest swift, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The habitat consists of forests.
Melphina hulstaerti is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Melphina malthina, the white-patch forest swift, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of primary rainforests.
Melphina melphis, the peculiar forest swift, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and possibly Ghana. The habitat consists of forests.
Melphina noctula, the brown forest swift, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic and Uganda. The habitat consists of undisturbed forests.
Melphina statira, the white-spotted forest swift, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Gabon. The habitat consists of forests, including mature secondary forests.
Melphina statirides, the brown-margin forest swift, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of forests.
Melphina tarace, the scarce forest swift, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
Melphina unistriga, the common forest swift, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The habitat consists of forests with a closed canopy.
Eretis melania, the dusky elf, dusky skipper or common elf, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, northern Zambia, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe and northern Namibia. The habitat consists of woodland, Guinea savanna, forest margins and forests.
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- ↑ Melphina at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae
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