Pelopidas thrax

Pale small-branded swift
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Pelopidas
Species:
P. thrax
Binomial name
Pelopidas thrax
(Hübner, 1821)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gegenes thrax Hübner, [1821]
  • Pelopidas midea Walker, 1870
  • Hesperia inconspicua Bertolini, 1850
  • Pamphila mohopaani Wallengren
  • Pamphilia micipsa Trimen, 1862
  • Hesperia lodra Plötz, 1879

Pelopidas thrax, the pale small-branded swift, millet skipper or white branded swift,[2] is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Greece, western and south-western Turkey, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Arabia, Africa, Kashmir (northern Pakistan) and the parts of the Far East. In Greece, it is only known from Samos, Chios,[3] and Rhodes, where it is found at altitudes of sea level to 75 meters.

  1. ^ Pelopidas at funet.fi
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  3. ^ Hull and Taylor, Mike and Mike (10 February 2013). "Combined Checklist of Lepidoptera of Chios and Lesvos". World Museum Liverpool (18).