This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the subfamily Hesperiinae of the family Hesperiidae and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full list of butterflies of India (Hesperiidae) which itself is part of the complete list of butterflies of India . A total of 133 species of 48 genera belonging to this subfamily are found in India.
Common banded demon
Aeromachus – scrub hoppersVeined scrub hopper, Aeromachus stigmata Moore , 1878)[2]
Dingy scrub hopper, Aeromachus dubius Elwes & Edwards, 1897)[2]
Pygmy scrub hopper, Aeromachus pygmaeus Fabricius , 1775)[2]
Grey scrub hopper, Aeromachus jhora de Nicéville , 1885)[2]
Blue-spotted scrub hopper, Aeromachus kali de Nicéville , 1885)[2] Ancistroides – chocolate demonChocolate demon Arnetta – bobsVindhyan bob Astictopterus – forest hopperCaltoris – swiftsBlank swift, Caltoris kumara Moore , 1878)[11]
Yellow-fringed swift, Caltoris aurociliata Elwes & Edwards, 1897)[11]
Colon swift, Caltoris cahira Moore , 1877)[11]
Full stop swift, Caltoris cormasa Hewitson , 1876)[11]
Purple swift, Caltoris tulsi de Nicéville , 1884)[11]
Philippine swift, Caltoris philippina Herrich-Schäffer , 1869)[11]
Tufted swift, Caltoris plebeia de Nicéville , 1887)[11]
Kanara swift, Caltoris canaraica Moore , 1883)[11] Gangara – giant redeyesGiant redeye Halpe – acesIndian ace Ceylon ace, Halpe egena [18]
Indian ace, Halpe homolea Hewitson , 1868)[18]
Sikkim ace, Halpe sikkima Moore , 1882[18]
Banded ace, Halpe zema Hewitson , 1877)[18]
Moore 's ace, Halpe porus Mabille , 1876)[18] Confusing ace, Halpe wantona C. Swinhoe , 1893[18]
Halpe arcuata Evans , 1937[18] Halpe filda Evans , 1949[18] Halpe knyvetti Elwes & Edwards, 1897[18] Halpe kumara de Nicéville , 1885[18] Halpe scissa [18] Iambrix – chestnut bobChestnut bob Koruthaialos – velvet bobsMatapa – redeyesCommon redeye Notocrypta – demonsRestricted demon Oriens – dartletsCommon dartlet Pelopidas – dark branded swiftGreat swift, Pelopidas assamensis de Nicéville , 1882)[30]
Conjoined swift, Pelopidas conjuncta Herrich-Schäffer , 1869)[30]
Chinese swift or large branded swift, Pelopidas sinensis [30]
Bengal swift, Pelopidas agna Moore , 1866)[30]
Large branded swift, Pelopidas subochracea Moore , 1878)[30]
Dark small-branded swift, small branded swift, lesser millet skipper or black branded swift, Pelopidas mathias Fabricius , 1798)[30]
Millet skipper or white branded swift, Pelopidas thrax Hübner , 1821) Plastingia – spotted lancersPotanthus – dartsIndian dart or common dart, Potanthus pseudomaesa Moore , 1881)[34]
Himalayan dart, Potanthus dara [34]
Palni dart, Potanthus palnia Evans , 1914)[34]
Pallied dart, Potanthus pallidus Evans , 1932)[34]
Branded dart, Potanthus rectifasciata [34]
Detached dart, Potanthus trachala [34]
Burmese dart, Potanthus juno Evans , 1932)[34]
Confucian/Chinese dart, Potanthus confucius C. Felder & R. Felder , 1862)[34]
Sikkim dart, Potanthus mara Evans , 1932[34] Psolos – coonsCoon Pudicitia – spotted redeyesQuedara – dubious flitterStimula Watson's demon, Stimula swinhoei Elwes & Edwards, 1897)[43] Taractrocera – grass dartsUdaspes – grass demonGrass demon
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