- List of butterflies of India (Hesperiidae)
India has a rich biodiversity of butterflies, of which skippers are a well represented family. Of the seven subfamilies belonging to the familyHesperiidae , four are found in India, comprising a total of 223 species of 74 genera and these are listed below.General characteristics
Hesperids are often difficult to identify to species level in the field and accurate identification may require
dissection and examination of thegenitalia . The larval food plants are mainlygrass es, palms andbamboo s. Some feed ondicotyledon species. Eggs are smooth, or sometimes ridged and white or red in color.Larvae are cylindrical with a large head. They are usually green or transparent green and sometimes conspicuously marked. The larvae feed within cells made out of rolled leaves andpupation occurs inside the cell. The pupa is generally covered with fine white powder.Checklist
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Coeliadinae See
List of butterflies of India (Coeliadinae) (20 species, four genera).ubfamily
Hesperiinae See
List of butterflies of India (Hesperiinae) (133 species, 48 genera).ubfamily
Pyrginae See
List of butterflies of India (Pyrginae) (69 species, 21 genera).ubfamily
Heteropterinae * "
Apostictopterus fuliginosus " Leech, 1893Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera. Page on genus [http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/heteropterinae/apostictopterus/index.html "Apostictopterus"] .]Cited references
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*aut|Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) "Butterflies of the Indian Region", Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.OnlineOnline
*aut|Beccaloni, G. W., aut|Scoble, M. J., aut|Robinson, G. S. & aut|Pitkin, B. (Editors). 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex). World Wide Web electronic publication. [http://www.nhm.ac.uk/entomology/lepindex] (accessed 26 September 2007).
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