Pelopidas (skipper)

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Branded swifts
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Pelopidas sp.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Baorini
Genus: Pelopidas
Walker, 1870 [1]
Synonyms
  • ChapraMoore, 1881 [1]

Pelopidas is a genus of skipper butterflies. They are commonly known as branded swifts or millet skippers. Polytremis kiraizana is sometimes placed here too. The genus was described by Francis Walker in 1870. [1]

Notable species

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Savela, Markku. "Pelopidas Walker, 1870". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 16, 2018.