| Sovia | |
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| Sovia hyrtacus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Hesperiinae |
| Tribe: | Aeromachini |
| Genus: | Sovia |
Sovia is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The species are found in the Indomalayan realm [1] The genus was erected by William Harry Evans in 1949 [2]
Transferred species:
The larvae feed on Gramineae and Hibisceae including Kydia calycina [4]
Carterocephalus is a Holarctic genus of skipperlings in the skipper family, Hesperiidae.
Hasora taminatus, the white banded awl, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, which is found in Asia.
Cupitha is a genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Cupitha purreea, commonly known as the wax dart.
Iambrix salsala, the chestnut bob, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, that is found in parts of South Asia and Southeast Asia.
Sovia hyrtacus, the bicolour ace or white-branded ace, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Western Ghats from Goa to Kerala.
Potanthus is a large genus of skipper butterflies. They are commonly known as darts. They are found from South Asia to East Asia, and down to maritime Southeast Asia. It includes about 35 species, all of which look very similar to each other and are often only reliably identifiable through the examination of the male genitalia.
Thoressa is a genus of skipper butterflies erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1913. They are commonly known as "aces" or "ace butterflies". The genus is endemic to Southeast Asia with many species endemic to China.
Esakiozephyrus bieti, the Indian purple hairstreak, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Lobocla liliana, commonly known as the marbled flat, is a species of hesperiid butterfly which is found in the Indomalayan realm.
Aeromachus is a genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae. The species are known by the common name of scrub hoppers. They are found in the eastern Palearctic and the Indomalayan realm.
Coladenia is an Oriental genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae. They are found throughout most of Southern, Southeastern, and Eastern Asia.
Halpe is a genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
Pseudocoladenia is an Indomalayan genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Salanoemia is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Sebastonyma is a genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Sovia albipectus is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It was described by Lionel de Nicéville in 1891. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
Oriens, the dartlets, is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the subfamily Hesperiinae (Hesperiidae). The genus was described by William Harry Evans in 1932.
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