Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors.
Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker.

Responsive image

Hesperiini

Hesperiini
Male large skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Tribe: Hesperiini
Latreille, 1809
Subtribes
  • Anthoptina
  • Apaustina 
  • Calpodina 
  • Carystina 
  • Falgina 
  • Hesperiina 
  • Moncina
  • Thymelicina

The Hesperiini or branded grass skippers[1] are a tribe in the Hesperiinae subfamily of skipper butterflies. They are known as branded grass skippers because all the males in this tribe feature a black diagonal brand of scales on their forewings that exude pheromones to attract females.[1] Some subspecies of Hesperiini, such as Thespius Maacki, are found in high-altitude grasslands in areas like Araçatuba Mountain in Paraná, Brazil.[2]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Hoskins was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Carneiro was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

Previous Page Next Page






Hesperiini Spanish Hesperiini LA Hesperiini Dutch Hesperiini NB Hesperiini Turkish 弄蝶族 Chinese

Responsive image

Responsive image