List of butterflies of India (Pyrginae)

This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the subfamily Pyrginae of the family Hesperiidae and an index to the species articles. The butterflies of this subfamily are commonly referred to as flats because of their habit of holding the wings flat at all times. They are also known as "angles", "elfs" or "grizzled skippers".

Chestnut angle (Odontoptilum angulatum), a pyrgine skipper found in India.

This list forms part of the full List of butterflies of India (Hesperiidae) which itself is part of the complete List of butterflies of India.

A total of 69 species belonging to 21 genera are found in India.

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Capila – dawnflies

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Evans (1932) had listed the various species of Capila under a number of different genera:

Caprona – angles

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Golden angle, wet-season form

Carcharodus – mallow skipper

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Chamunda – olive flat

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Coladenia – pied flats

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Tricolur flat

Ctenoptilum – tawny angle

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Darpa – hairy angle

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Gerosis – yellow-breast flats

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Gomalia – marbled skipper

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Marbled skipper

Lobocla – marbled flat

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Mooreana – yellow flat

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Odina – zigzag flat

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Odontoptilum – chestnut angle

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Pseudocoladenia

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Fulvous pied flat

Pyrgus – grizzled skippers

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Sarangesa – small flats

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Common small flat

Satarupa – white flats

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Seseria – white flats

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Spialia – grizzled skippers

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Tagiades – snow flats

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Suffused snow flat

Tapena – black angle

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Black angle, dry-season form
 
Black angle, wet-season form

See also

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Cited references

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Savela, Markku (21 October 2014). "Capila lidderdali (Elwes, 1888)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Brower, Andrew V. Z. 2007. Capila Moore 1866. Version 4 March 2007 (under construction). Page on genus Capila in [The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/]
  3. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Capila lidderdali​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  4. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Capila phanaeus​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  5. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Capila zennara​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  6. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Capila jayadeva​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  7. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Capila pennicillatum​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  8. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Calliana pieridoides​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  9. ^ a b Savela, Markku (23 November 2014). "Caprona ransonnetii (Felder, 1868)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  10. ^ a b TOL web page on genus Caprona
  11. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Caprona ransonnettii​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  12. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Caprona agama​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  13. ^ Savela, Markku (20 October 2014). "Chamunda chamunda (Moore, [1866])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  14. ^ a b c Savela, Markku (20 October 2014). "Coladenia agni (de Nicéville, [1884])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  15. ^ Savela, Markku (24 November 2012). "Ctenoptilum vasava (Moore, [1866])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  16. ^ a b Savela, Markku (15 April 2012). "Darpa hanria Moore, [1866]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  17. ^ a b c Savela, Markku (20 October 2014). "Gerosis bhagava (Moore, [1866])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  18. ^ Savela, Markku (1 July 2012). "Gomalia elma (Trimen, 1862)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  19. ^ Savela, Markku (10 February 2019). "Lobocla liliana (Atkinson, 1871)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  20. ^ Savela, Markku (20 October 2014). "Mooreana trichoneura (C. & R. Felder, 1860)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  21. ^ a b Savela, Markku (28 November 2015). "Odina decoratus (Hewitson, 1867)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  22. ^ Savela, Markku (20 October 2014). "Odontoptilum angulata (Felder, 1862)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  23. ^ a b c Savela, Markku (23 December 2018). "Pseudocoladenia dan (Fabricius, 1787)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  24. ^ a b Savela, Markku (10 February 2019). "Pyrgus alpinus (Erschoff, 1874)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  25. ^ a b c Savela, Markku (2 January 2017). "Sarangesa dasahara Moore, [1866]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  26. ^ a b Savela, Markku (10 February 2019). "Satarupa gopala Moore, [1866]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  27. ^ a b Savela, Markku (26 November 2015). "Seseria dohertyi Watson, 1893". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  28. ^ a b c Savela, Markku (10 February 2019). "Spialia galba (Fabricius, 1793)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  29. ^ a b c d e f g h Savela, Markku (25 December 2018). "Tagiades cohaerens Mabille, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  30. ^ Haribal, 1994:200 Mentions Tagiades parra gala Evans, 1949
  31. ^ Savela, Markku (24 November 2012). "Tapena thwaitesi Moore, [1881]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  32. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Tapena thwaitesi​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  33. ^ TOL web page on genus Tapena thwaitesi

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