Pelopidas mathias

Dark small-branded swift
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Pelopidas
Species:
P. mathias
Binomial name
Pelopidas mathias
(Fabricius, 1798)
Synonyms
  • Hesperia mathias Fabricius, 1798
  • Baoris mathias
  • Parnara parvimacula Rothschild, 1915
  • Gegenes elegans Mabille, 1877
  • Pamphila umbrata Butler, 1879
  • Hesperia octofenestrata Saalmüller, 1884
  • Pamphila albirostris Mabille 1887 in Grandidier, [1885-7]
  • Hesperia chaya Moore, [1866]
  • Hesperia julianus Latreille, [1824]
  • Pamphila repetita Butler, 1882

Pelopidas mathias, the dark small-branded swift, small branded swift, lesser millet skipper or black branded swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found throughout much of south,[1] southeast and East Asia, and as far as the Philippines. It is also present in tropical Africa and Arabia.[2][3]

  1. ^ 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. 57. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
  2. ^ 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. 441.
  3. ^ 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. Vol. 10. London: Lovell Reeve and Co. p. 320.