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Hesperiidae

Skippers, are generally small butterflies with thick head and big eyes. Skippers have small wings in proportion to their heavy bodies, therefore, these butterflies move their wings at a high speed when flying. This makes their flight extreme fast and darting.

Hesperiinae

Ampittia dioscorides camertes
(Bush Hopper)

Ancistroides nigrita maura
(Chocolate Demon)

Astictopterus jama jama
(Forest Hopper)

Baoris farri farri

Baoris oceia
(Paintbrush Swift)

Borbo cinnara cinnara
(Formosan Swift)

Caltoris cormasa

Caltoris philippina philippina

Cephrene trichopepla
(Yellow Palm Dart)

Cephrenes acalle niasicus
(Plain Palm Dart)

Eetion elia
(White Spot Palmer)

Erionota hiraca apicalis

Erionota thrax thrax
(Banana Skipper)

Erionota torus
(The Torus Skipper)

Gangara lebadea lebadea
(Banded Redeye)

Gangara thyrsis thyrsis
(Giant Redeye)

Halpe ormenes vilasina
(Dark Banded Ace)

Hidari irava
(Coconut Skipper)

Hyarotis adrastus praba
(Tree Flitter)

Iambrix salsala salsala
(Chestnut Bob)

Iambrix stellifer
(Starry Bob)

Matapa aria
(Common Redeye)

Notocrypta paralysos varians
(Banded Demon)

Oriens gola pseudolus
(Common Dartlet)

Oriens paragola
(Malay Dartlet)

Pelopidas assamensis
(Great Swift)

Pelopidas conjunctus conjunctus
(Conjoined Swift)

Pelopidas mathias mathias
(Small Branded Swift)

Pemara pugnans
(Pugnacious Lancer)

Plastingia naga
(Chequered Lancer)

Plastingia pellonia
(Yellow Chequered Lancer)

Polytremis lubricans lubricans
(Contiguous Swift)

Potanthus omaha omaha
(Lesser Dart)

Potanthus serina
(Large Dart)

Potanthus trachala tytleri
(Detached Dart)

Pyroneura latoia latoia
(Yellow Vein Lancer)

Quedara monteithi monteithi

Salanoemia tavoyana
(Yellow Streak Darter)

Suastus everyx everyx

Suastus gremius gremius
(Palm Bob)

Taractrocera archias quinta

Taractrocera ardonia lamia

Telicota augias augias
(Palm Dart)

Telicota besta bina
(Besta Palm Dart)

Telicota colon stinga
(Common Palm Dart)

Udaspes folus
(Grass Demon)

Unkana ambasa batara
(Hoary Palmer)

Zela storeyi

Zographetus doxus

Acknowledgements

This checklist is updated regularly and validated in consultation with Dr Laurence G Kirton (Forest Research Institute of Malaysia), and previously, the late Col John N Eliot, (of the Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula, Edition 4). Contributions to the sightings and latest additions to the Singapore Checklist are with special thanks to the hardworking members of ButterflyCircle.

Singapore is home to 305 species of butterflies.

Updates

The latest update in 2008 is consistent with the recent re-classification developments and updates to C&P4 in the Malaysian Nature Journal 59(1), pp 1 - 49, and DNA mapping of the family Nymphalidae by Wahlberg et al, whereby the Subfamilies Nymphalinae, Heliconiinae, Limenitidinae, Cyrestinae and Apaturinae are now applicable to the Singapore checklist. The family Riodinidae, which was earlier placed as a subfamily of Lycaenidae, has also been reinstated to the family level.

Designed and coded by
Anthony.

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