Gomalia elma

"Marbled skipper" redirects here. For the other butterfly with this common name, see Carcharodus lavatherae.

Marbled skipper
Upperside of Gomalia elma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Carcharodini
Genus: Gomalia
Species:
G. elma
Binomial name
Gomalia elma
(Trimen, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Pyrgus elma Trimen, 1862
  • Gomalia albofasciata Moore, 1879[1]
  • Tavetana jeanneli Picard, 1949

Gomalia elma, also known as the marbled skipper or African marbled skipper,[2][3][4] is a species of hesperiid butterfly. It is found in Africa and parts of Asia.[4][3][5][6][1]

  1. ^ a b Public Domain One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Swinhoe, Charles (1912–1913). Lepidoptera Indica. Vol. X. London: Lovell Reeve and Co. pp. 104–105.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Gomalia elma​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  3. ^ a b R.K., Varshney; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 38. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
  4. ^ a b Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Gomalia .
  5. ^ E. Y., Watson (1891). Hesperiidae Indicae : being a reprint of descriptions of the Hesperiidae of India, Burma, and Ceylon. Madras: Vest and Company. p. 159.
  6. ^ W. H., Evans (1949). A Catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia, and Australia in the British Museum. London: British Museum (Natural History). Department of Entomology. p. 168.