Thoressa astigmata

Southern spotted ace
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Thoressa
Species:
T. astigmata
Binomial name
Thoressa astigmata
(C. Swinhoe, 1890)

Thoressa astigmata, the southern spotted ace,[1] is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. The species was first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1890.[2][1] It is endemic to the Western Ghats of India and is found in the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.[1][3][4]

  1. ^ a b c Varshney, R.; Smetacek, P. A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India (2015 ed.). New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal and Indinov Publishing. p. 43.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (11 February 2019). "Thoressa astigmata (Swinhoe, 1890)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. ^ Evans, W. H. (1949). A Catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia, and Australia in the British Museum. London: British Museum (Natural History). Department of Entomology. p. 253.
  4. ^ 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: Volume X. London: Lovell Reeve and Co. p. 284.