Grass Skippers
| Grass Skippers | |
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| Pelopidas sp. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Hesperioidea |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Hesperiinae Latreille, 1809 |
| Tribes | |
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Aeromachini | |
Grass skippers or banded skippers[1] are butterflies of the subfamily Hesperiinae, part of the skipper family, Hesperiidae.
With over 2,000 described species, this is the largest skipper butterfly subfamily.
Hesperiinae larvae feed on grasses and sedges. Adults typically visit flowers and hold their wings together while feeding.[1] They hold their wings partially open while resting, with the front wings and hind wings held at different angles. They are usually orange, rust, or brown in colour and have pointed forewings.[1] Many species have dark markings or black stigmas on their forewings.[1]
Genera incertae sedis
These grass skipper genera have not yet been assigned to tribes:
References
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to: Hesperiinae |
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hesperiinae. |
- Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms: Preliminary species list. Version of 2007-APR-6. Retrieved 2007-MAY-28.
- Reference photographs: Skippers of North America Cirrus Digital Imaging
- TOL
- RMCA Images of types.
- Flickr