List of butterflies of India (Pyrginae)

This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the subfamily Pyrginae of the family Hesperiidae and an index to the species articles. The butterflies of this subfamily are commonly referred to as Flats because of their habit of holding the wings flat at all times. They are also known as angles, elfs or grizzled skippers.

This list 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 69 species belonging to twenty one genera are found in India.

Capila - The Dawnflies

Evans (1932) had listed the various spp of Capila under a number of different genera:

Orthopaetus group (the Dawnflies)
- Lidderdale's Dawnfly Capila lidderdali
  Capila lidderdali
  Capila lidderdali, commonly known as Lidderdale's Dawnfly, is a species of hesperid butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia.-Range:The butterfly occurs in Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Northeast India and also in Laos....
  
  (Elwes
  Henry John Elwes
  Henry John Elwes, FRS was a British botanist, entomologist, author, lepidopterist, naturalist, collector and traveller who became renowned for collecting specimens of lilies during trips to the Himalayas and Korea. He was the first person to receive the Victoria Medal of the Royal Horticultural...
  
  , 1888)
- Fulvous Dawnfly Capila phanaeus
  Capila phanaeus
  Capila phanaeus, commonly known as Fulvous Dawnfly, is a species of hesperid butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia.-Range:The butterfly occurs in India in the Northeast, namely, in Meghalaya , Manipur and Mizoram ontoMyanmar...
  
  (Hewitson
  William Chapman Hewitson
  William Chapman Hewitson was a British naturalist, born on 9 January 1806 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and died on 28 May 1878. A wealthy collector, this naturalist was particularly devoted to the Coleoptera and the Lepidoptera and, also, to bird's nests and eggs...
  
  , 1867)

Capila group (the Striped Dawnflies)
- Pale striped Dawnfly Capila zennara
  Capila zennara
  Capila zennara, commonly known as the Pale Striped Dawnfly, is a species of hesperid butterfly found in tropical Asia.-Range:The butterfly occurs in Sikkim, Bhutan, Northeast India, and has also been recorded in Northern Thailand....
  
  (Moore
  Frederic Moore
  Frederic Moore FZS was a British entomologist. It has been said that Moore was born at 33 Bruton Street but may be incorrect given that this was the address of the menagerie and office of the Zoological Society of London from 1826 to 1836.Moore was appointed an assistant in the East India Company...
  
  , 1865)
- Striped Dawnfly Capila jayadeva
  Capila jayadeva
  Capilla jayadeva, commonly called as the Striped Dawnfly, is a species of hesperid butterfly found in tropical Asia.-Range:The butterfly is found in India from Sikkim, Northeast Bengal to Assam and is also found in Laos.Watson states:...
  
  (Moore
  Frederic Moore
  Frederic Moore FZS was a British entomologist. It has been said that Moore was born at 33 Bruton Street but may be incorrect given that this was the address of the menagerie and office of the Zoological Society of London from 1826 to 1836.Moore was appointed an assistant in the East India Company...
  
  , 1865)

Crossiura group (the Fringed Dawnfly)
- Fringed Dawnfly Capila pennicillatum
  Capila pennicillatum
  Capila penicillatum, commonly known as Fringed Dawnfly, is a species of hesperid butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia.-Range:The butterfly occurs in India from Meghalaya eastwards to Canton, North Vietnam and Hainan....
  
  (de Nicéville
  Lionel de Nicéville
  Charles Lionel Augustus de Nicéville was a curator at the Indian Museum in Calcutta . He studied the butterflies of South Asia and wrote a three volume monograph on the butterflies of India, Pakistan, Burma and Sri Lanka.Born in a noble Huguenot family, his father was a physician. He was educated...
  
  , 1893)

Calliana group (the White Dawnfly)
- White Dawnfly Capila pieridoides
  Capila pieridoides
  Capila pieridoides, commonly known as White Dawnfly, is a species of hesperid butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia.-Range:The butterfly occurs in India in the Northeast Bengal and Assam and eastwards onto Myanmar...
  
  (Moore
  Frederic Moore
  Frederic Moore FZS was a British entomologist. It has been said that Moore was born at 33 Bruton Street but may be incorrect given that this was the address of the menagerie and office of the Zoological Society of London from 1826 to 1836.Moore was appointed an assistant in the East India Company...
  
  , 1878) (Calliana pieridoides as per LepIndex)

Caprona - The Angles

Golden Angle, Caprona ransonnetti
Caprona ransonnetti
Caprona ransonnetti, commonly known as the Golden Angle, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.-Description:thumb|right|300px|Golden angleWatson gives a detailed description:...

(Felder, 1868)
Spotted Angle, Caprona agama
Caprona agama
Caprona agama, commonly known as the Spotted Angle, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found from southern India to Burma and in Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, southern China, Java and Sulawesi....

(Moore
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS was a British entomologist. It has been said that Moore was born at 33 Bruton Street but may be incorrect given that this was the address of the menagerie and office of the Zoological Society of London from 1826 to 1836.Moore was appointed an assistant in the East India Company...

, 1857)

Carcharodus - The Mallow Skipper

Mallow Skipper Carcharodus alceae
Carcharodus alceae
The Mallow Skipper is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Southern and Central Europe, northern Africa, and in Central Asia. The butterfly prefers warm and stony areas to settle on. It gets its nectar from herbaceous plants.Mallow Skippers lay their eggs on different species of...

(Esper
Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper
Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper was a German entomologist. Born in Wunsiedel in Bavaria, he was professor of zoology at Erlangen university.-Life and work:...

, 1780)
Carcharodus dravira (Moore
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS was a British entomologist. It has been said that Moore was born at 33 Bruton Street but may be incorrect given that this was the address of the menagerie and office of the Zoological Society of London from 1826 to 1836.Moore was appointed an assistant in the East India Company...

, [1875])

Celaenorrhinus - The Spotted Flats

Malabar Spotted Flat, Celaenorrhinus ambareesa
Celaenorrhinus ambareesa
Celaenorrhinus ambareesa, commonly known as the Malabar Spotted Flat, is a hesperiid found in Asia.-Range:The butterfly is found in India and ranges from South India to Khandesh, Madhya Pradesh to West Bengal.- Description :...

(Moore
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS was a British entomologist. It has been said that Moore was born at 33 Bruton Street but may be incorrect given that this was the address of the menagerie and office of the Zoological Society of London from 1826 to 1836.Moore was appointed an assistant in the East India Company...

, 1865)
White-banded Flat Celaenorrhinus asmara
Celaenorrhinus asmara
Celaenorrhinus asmara, which is commonly called the White-banded Flat, is a hesperiid butterfly which is found in South and Southeast Asia.-Range:The butterfly occurs in India, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam...

(Butler
Arthur Gardiner Butler
Arthur Gardiner Butler was an English entomologist, arachnologist and ornithologist...

, [1879])
Large Streaked Flat Celaenorrhinus aspersa
Celaenorrhinus aspersa
Celaenorrhinus aspersa, commonly called Large Streaked Flat, is a hesperiid butterfly which is found in Asia.-Range:The butterfly occurs in India, North Myanmar, North Thailand, Hainan and West China...

Leech
John Henry Leech
John Henry Leech John Henry Leech John Henry Leech (5 December 1862- 29 December 1900, Salisbury was an English entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera and Coleoptera.His collections from China , Japan and Kashmir are in the Natural History Museum , London.These contain also insects from...

, 1891
Dark Yellow-banded Flat Celaenorrhinus aurivittata
Celaenorrhinus aurivittata
Celaenorrhinus aurivittata, commonly called Dark Yellow-banded Flat, is a hesperiid butterfly which is found in South and Southeast Asia.-Range:...

(Moore
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS was a British entomologist. It has been said that Moore was born at 33 Bruton Street but may be incorrect given that this was the address of the menagerie and office of the Zoological Society of London from 1826 to 1836.Moore was appointed an assistant in the East India Company...

, [1879])
Himalayan Yellow Flat Celaenorrhinus dhanada (Moore
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS was a British entomologist. It has been said that Moore was born at 33 Bruton Street but may be incorrect given that this was the address of the menagerie and office of the Zoological Society of London from 1826 to 1836.Moore was appointed an assistant in the East India Company...

, 1865)
Velvet Flat Celaenorrhinus ficulnea (Hewitson
William Chapman Hewitson
William Chapman Hewitson was a British naturalist, born on 9 January 1806 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and died on 28 May 1878. A wealthy collector, this naturalist was particularly devoted to the Coleoptera and the Lepidoptera and, also, to bird's nests and eggs...

, 1868)
Common Spotted Flat, Celaenorrhinus leucocera
Celaenorrhinus leucocera
Celaenorrhinus leucocera, commonly known as the Common Spotted Flat, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.It is a common butterfly generally found in the wet forested hills of southern Asia, from India and the Himalayas east through Indo-China...

(Kollar , 1848)
Pied Flat Celaenorrhinus morena Evans
W. H. Evans
Brigadier William Harry Evans C.S.L, C.I.E., D.S.O. was a lepidopterist and army officer who worked in India. He documented the butterfly fauna of India , Burma and Ceylon in a series of articles in the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society...

, 1949
Small Banded Flat Celaenorrhinus nigricans
Celaenorrhinus nigricans
Celaenorrhinus nigricans, commonly called Small Banded Flat, is a hesperiid butterfly which is found in South and Southeast Asia.-Range:The butterfly occurs in India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Malay Peninsula, Borneo and Southern Yunnan...

(de Nicéville
Lionel de Nicéville
Charles Lionel Augustus de Nicéville was a curator at the Indian Museum in Calcutta . He studied the butterflies of South Asia and wrote a three volume monograph on the butterflies of India, Pakistan, Burma and Sri Lanka.Born in a noble Huguenot family, his father was a physician. He was educated...

, 1885)
Large Spotted Flat Celaenorrhinus patula
Celaenorrhinus patula
The Large Spotted Flat is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in western China , Nepal, from north-eastern India to Burma, in northern Thailand and Laos....

de Nicéville
Lionel de Nicéville
Charles Lionel Augustus de Nicéville was a curator at the Indian Museum in Calcutta . He studied the butterflies of South Asia and wrote a three volume monograph on the butterflies of India, Pakistan, Burma and Sri Lanka.Born in a noble Huguenot family, his father was a physician. He was educated...

, 1889
Mussoorie Pied Flat Celaenorrhinus pero
Celaenorrhinus pero
Celaenorrhinus pero, commonly called Mussoorie Pied Flat, is a hesperiid butterfly which is found in South Asia.-Range:The butterfly occurs in India, Myanmar, North Thailand and West China...

Leech
John Henry Leech
John Henry Leech John Henry Leech John Henry Leech (5 December 1862- 29 December 1900, Salisbury was an English entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera and Coleoptera.His collections from China , Japan and Kashmir are in the Natural History Museum , London.These contain also insects from...

, 1894
Multispotted Flat, Celaenorrhinus pulomaya
Celaenorrhinus pulomaya
Celaenorrhinus pulomaya,commonly known as the Multi-spotted Flat, is a hesperiid butterfly which is found in Asia.-Description:-See also:*Hesperiidae*List of butterflies of India *List of butterflies of India...

(Moore
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS was a British entomologist. It has been said that Moore was born at 33 Bruton Street but may be incorrect given that this was the address of the menagerie and office of the Zoological Society of London from 1826 to 1836.Moore was appointed an assistant in the East India Company...

, 1865)
Common Spotted Flat Celaenorrhinus putra (Moore
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS was a British entomologist. It has been said that Moore was born at 33 Bruton Street but may be incorrect given that this was the address of the menagerie and office of the Zoological Society of London from 1826 to 1836.Moore was appointed an assistant in the East India Company...

, 1865)
Double Spotted Flat Celaenorrhinus pyrrha
Celaenorrhinus pyrrha
Celaenorrhinus pyrrha, commonly called Double Spotted Flat, is a hesperiid butterfly which is found in South Asia.-Range:The butterfly occurs in India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos, and the Malay peninsula...

de Nicéville
Lionel de Nicéville
Charles Lionel Augustus de Nicéville was a curator at the Indian Museum in Calcutta . He studied the butterflies of South Asia and wrote a three volume monograph on the butterflies of India, Pakistan, Burma and Sri Lanka.Born in a noble Huguenot family, his father was a physician. He was educated...

, 1889
Celaenorrhinus ratna Frühstorfer
Hans Fruhstorfer
Hans Fruhstorfer was a German explorer, insect trader and entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. He collected and described many new species of exotic butterflies, especially in Seitz's Macrolepidoptera of the World...

, 1909
Tamil Spotted Flat, Celaenorrhinus ruficornis
Celaenorrhinus ruficornis
Celaenorrhinus ruficornis, commonly known as the Tamil Spotted Flat, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae which is found in India.-Range:The butterfly occurs in India in the Western Ghats, Nilgiris and the Palni hills....

(Mabille , 1878)
Black Flat Celaenorrhinus spilothyrus (Felder, 1868)
de Nicéville
Lionel de Nicéville
Charles Lionel Augustus de Nicéville was a curator at the Indian Museum in Calcutta . He studied the butterflies of South Asia and wrote a three volume monograph on the butterflies of India, Pakistan, Burma and Sri Lanka.Born in a noble Huguenot family, his father was a physician. He was educated...

's Spotted Flat Celaenorrhinus sumitra (Moore
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS was a British entomologist. It has been said that Moore was born at 33 Bruton Street but may be incorrect given that this was the address of the menagerie and office of the Zoological Society of London from 1826 to 1836.Moore was appointed an assistant in the East India Company...

, 1865)
Scarce Banded Flat Celaenorrhinus badia (Hewitson
William Chapman Hewitson
William Chapman Hewitson was a British naturalist, born on 9 January 1806 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and died on 28 May 1878. A wealthy collector, this naturalist was particularly devoted to the Coleoptera and the Lepidoptera and, also, to bird's nests and eggs...

, 1877)
Bhutan Flat Celaenorrhinus flavocincta
Celaenorrhinus flavocincta
Celaenorrhinus flavocincta is a species of skipper butterfly found in Asia, including Bhutan....

(de Nicéville
Lionel de Nicéville
Charles Lionel Augustus de Nicéville was a curator at the Indian Museum in Calcutta . He studied the butterflies of South Asia and wrote a three volume monograph on the butterflies of India, Pakistan, Burma and Sri Lanka.Born in a noble Huguenot family, his father was a physician. He was educated...

, 1887)
Himalayan Spotted Flat Celaenorrhinus munda
Celaenorrhinus munda
Celaenorrhinus munda, commonly called Himalayan Spotted Flat, is a hesperiid butterfly which is found in South Asia.-Range:The butterfly occurs in India, Pakistan and Myanmar...

(Moore
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS was a British entomologist. It has been said that Moore was born at 33 Bruton Street but may be incorrect given that this was the address of the menagerie and office of the Zoological Society of London from 1826 to 1836.Moore was appointed an assistant in the East India Company...

, 1884)

Chamunda - The Olive Flat

Olive Flat Chamunda chamunda (Moore
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS was a British entomologist. It has been said that Moore was born at 33 Bruton Street but may be incorrect given that this was the address of the menagerie and office of the Zoological Society of London from 1826 to 1836.Moore was appointed an assistant in the East India Company...

, 1865)

Coladenia - The Pied Flats

Brown Pied Flat Coladenia agni (de Nicéville
Lionel de Nicéville
Charles Lionel Augustus de Nicéville was a curator at the Indian Museum in Calcutta . He studied the butterflies of South Asia and wrote a three volume monograph on the butterflies of India, Pakistan, Burma and Sri Lanka.Born in a noble Huguenot family, his father was a physician. He was educated...

, 1883)
Tricolour Pied Flat Coladenia indrani (Moore
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS was a British entomologist. It has been said that Moore was born at 33 Bruton Street but may be incorrect given that this was the address of the menagerie and office of the Zoological Society of London from 1826 to 1836.Moore was appointed an assistant in the East India Company...

, 1865)
Elwes' Pied Flat Coladenia agnioides Elwes
Henry John Elwes
Henry John Elwes, FRS was a British botanist, entomologist, author, lepidopterist, naturalist, collector and traveller who became renowned for collecting specimens of lilies during trips to the Himalayas and Korea. He was the first person to receive the Victoria Medal of the Royal Horticultural...

& Edwards, 1897

Ctenoptilum - The Tawny Angle

Tawny Angle Ctenoptilum vasava (Moore
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS was a British entomologist. It has been said that Moore was born at 33 Bruton Street but may be incorrect given that this was the address of the menagerie and office of the Zoological Society of London from 1826 to 1836.Moore was appointed an assistant in the East India Company...

, 1865)

Darpa - The Hairy Angle

Hairy Angle Darpa hanria (Moore
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS was a British entomologist. It has been said that Moore was born at 33 Bruton Street but may be incorrect given that this was the address of the menagerie and office of the Zoological Society of London from 1826 to 1836.Moore was appointed an assistant in the East India Company...

, 1865)
Darpa striata (Druce
Herbert Druce
Herbert Druce, FLS was a British entomologist.His collections were acquired by Frederick DuCane Godman and Osbert Salvin before being bequeathed to the Natural History Museum, London....

, 1873)
Darpa pteria
Darpa pteria
Darpa pteria is a species of skipper butterfly found in Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia. Two subspecies are recognized. The nominate form is native to the Philippines and subspecies dealbata with an extended area of white in tornal area is distributed from Sundaland extending to Assam...

(Hewitson
William Chapman Hewitson
William Chapman Hewitson was a British naturalist, born on 9 January 1806 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and died on 28 May 1878. A wealthy collector, this naturalist was particularly devoted to the Coleoptera and the Lepidoptera and, also, to bird's nests and eggs...

, 1868)

Gerosis - Yellow-breast Flats

Common Yellow-breast Flat Gerosis bhagava (Moore
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS was a British entomologist. It has been said that Moore was born at 33 Bruton Street but may be incorrect given that this was the address of the menagerie and office of the Zoological Society of London from 1826 to 1836.Moore was appointed an assistant in the East India Company...

, [1866])
Dusky Yellow-breast Flat Gerosis phisara (Moore
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS was a British entomologist. It has been said that Moore was born at 33 Bruton Street but may be incorrect given that this was the address of the menagerie and office of the Zoological Society of London from 1826 to 1836.Moore was appointed an assistant in the East India Company...

, 1884)
Chinese Yellow-breast Flat Gerosis sinica (C. Felder
Cajetan Freiherr von Felder
Baron Cajetan von Felder, German: Cajetan Freiherr von Felder was an Austrian jurist, politician, and entomologist...

& R. Felder
Rudolf Felder
Rudolf Felder was an Austrian jurist and entomologist. He was mainly interested in Lepidoptera, amassing, with his father, Cajetan Felder a huge collection.-Works:...

, 1862)

Gomalia - The Marbled Skipper

African Mallow/Marbled Skipper Gomalia elma
Gomalia elma
Gomalia Moore, 1879 is a monotypic genus of hesperiid butterfly.Gomalia elma, commonly known as the Marbled Skipper, Green-Marbled Sandman or African Mallow Skipper, is found in Africa and parts of Asia.-Distribution:...

(Trimen, 1862)

Lobocla - The Marbled Flat

Marbled Flat Lobocla liliana
Lobocla liliana
Lobocla liliana, commonly called Marbled Flat, is a hesperiid butterfly which is found in Asia.-Range:The butterfly occurs in India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, North Vietnam and West China...

(Atkinson
William Stephen Atkinson
William Stephen Atkinson was a British lepidopterist who worked for much of his life in India.William was the eldest son of Rev. Thomas D, Atkinson, of Chesterton, in Suffolk. He became interested in nature at Cannock Chase, when his father became Vicar of Rugeley. He started collecting British...

, 1871)

Mooreana - The Yellow Flat

Yellow Flat Mooreana trichoneura (M. t. pralaya, (Moore
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS was a British entomologist. It has been said that Moore was born at 33 Bruton Street but may be incorrect given that this was the address of the menagerie and office of the Zoological Society of London from 1826 to 1836.Moore was appointed an assistant in the East India Company...

, 1865))

Odina - The Zigzag Flat

Zigzag Flat Odina decoratus Hewitson
William Chapman Hewitson
William Chapman Hewitson was a British naturalist, born on 9 January 1806 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and died on 28 May 1878. A wealthy collector, this naturalist was particularly devoted to the Coleoptera and the Lepidoptera and, also, to bird's nests and eggs...

, 1867
Odina hieroglyphica (Butler
Arthur Gardiner Butler
Arthur Gardiner Butler was an English entomologist, arachnologist and ornithologist...

, 1870)

Odontoptilum - The Chestnut Angle

Chestnut/Banded Angle Odontoptilum angulatum (Felder, 1862)

Pseudocoladenia

Fulvous Pied Flat, Pseudocoladenia dan (Fabricius
Johan Christian Fabricius
Johan Christian Fabricius was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others...

, 1787) previously Coladenia dan
Coladenia dan
Pseudocoladenia dan, commonly known as the Fulvous Pied Flat, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.-Description:"Wings above rufous-brown; anterior wings with four discal greyish white spots, one largest and sublunate in cell, a small spot above it, and two beneath cell divided by the...
Pseudocoladenia festa (Evans
W. H. Evans
Brigadier William Harry Evans C.S.L, C.I.E., D.S.O. was a lepidopterist and army officer who worked in India. He documented the butterfly fauna of India , Burma and Ceylon in a series of articles in the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society...

, 1949)
Pseudocoladenia fatua (Evans
W. H. Evans
Brigadier William Harry Evans C.S.L, C.I.E., D.S.O. was a lepidopterist and army officer who worked in India. He documented the butterfly fauna of India , Burma and Ceylon in a series of articles in the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society...

, 1949)

Pyrgus - The Grizzled Skippers

Pyrgus alpinus (Erschoff, 1874)
Pyrgus cashmirensis Moore
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS was a British entomologist. It has been said that Moore was born at 33 Bruton Street but may be incorrect given that this was the address of the menagerie and office of the Zoological Society of London from 1826 to 1836.Moore was appointed an assistant in the East India Company...

, 1874

Sarangesa - The Small Flats

Common Small Flat Sarangesa dasahara
Sarangesa dasahara
Sarangesa dasahara, commonly known as the Common Small Flat, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.-Field Characteristics:...

(Moore
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS was a British entomologist. It has been said that Moore was born at 33 Bruton Street but may be incorrect given that this was the address of the menagerie and office of the Zoological Society of London from 1826 to 1836.Moore was appointed an assistant in the East India Company...

, 1865)
Spotted Small Flat, Sarangesa purendra
Sarangesa purendra
Sarangesa purendra, commonly known as the Spotted Small Flat, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found from northern Kanara to Sindh and Madhya Pradesh and from to Kangra to Kumaon....

(Moore
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS was a British entomologist. It has been said that Moore was born at 33 Bruton Street but may be incorrect given that this was the address of the menagerie and office of the Zoological Society of London from 1826 to 1836.Moore was appointed an assistant in the East India Company...

, 1882)
Tiny Flat Sarangesa sati de Nicéville
Lionel de Nicéville
Charles Lionel Augustus de Nicéville was a curator at the Indian Museum in Calcutta . He studied the butterflies of South Asia and wrote a three volume monograph on the butterflies of India, Pakistan, Burma and Sri Lanka.Born in a noble Huguenot family, his father was a physician. He was educated...

, 1891

Satarupa - The White Flats

Large White Flat Satarupa gopala
Satarupa gopala
The Large White Flat is a species of skipper butterfly found in parts of Asia, including India, Malaya, Thailand, Laos, China and Vietnam. It is the type species for the genus Satarupa.-Subspecies:...

(Moore
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS was a British entomologist. It has been said that Moore was born at 33 Bruton Street but may be incorrect given that this was the address of the menagerie and office of the Zoological Society of London from 1826 to 1836.Moore was appointed an assistant in the East India Company...

, 1865)
Satarupa splendens Tytler, 1914

Seseria - The White Flats

Himalayan White Flat Seseria dohertyi Watson, 1863
Sikkim White Flat Seseria sambara (Moore
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS was a British entomologist. It has been said that Moore was born at 33 Bruton Street but may be incorrect given that this was the address of the menagerie and office of the Zoological Society of London from 1826 to 1836.Moore was appointed an assistant in the East India Company...

, 1865)

Spialia - Grizzled Skippers

Indian Grizzled Skipper or Indian Skipper, Spialia galba
Spialia galba
Spialia galba, commonly known as the Indian Skipper or the Indian Grizzled Skipper, is a hesperiid butterfly which is found in South Asia and parts of Southeast Asia.-Distribution and status:...

(Fabricius
Johan Christian Fabricius
Johan Christian Fabricius was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others...

, 1793)
Desert Grizzled Skipper Spialia doris
Spialia doris
The Aden Skipper or Desert Grizzled Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Morocco, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and India. In the Atlas mountains it is found at heights of 400 to 1,750 meters above sea-level.The wingspan is 22–26 mm...

(Walker, 1870)
Zebra Grizzled Skipper Spialia zebra (Butler
Arthur Gardiner Butler
Arthur Gardiner Butler was an English entomologist, arachnologist and ornithologist...

, 1888)

Tagiades - The Snow Flats

Flat Tagiades cohaerens Mabille, 1914 (T. c. cynthia Evans, 1934)
Ceylon Snow Flat Tagiades distans Moore
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS was a British entomologist. It has been said that Moore was born at 33 Bruton Street but may be incorrect given that this was the address of the menagerie and office of the Zoological Society of London from 1826 to 1836.Moore was appointed an assistant in the East India Company...
Immaculate/Large/Suffused Snow Flat, Tagiades gana
Tagiades gana
Tagiades gana, commonly known as the Immaculate/Large/Suffused Snow Flat, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.-Description:Watson gives a detailed description as follows :-thumb|right|From Thrissur, Kerala...

(Moore
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS was a British entomologist. It has been said that Moore was born at 33 Bruton Street but may be incorrect given that this was the address of the menagerie and office of the Zoological Society of London from 1826 to 1836.Moore was appointed an assistant in the East India Company...

, 1865)
Common Snow Flat, Tagiades japetus (Stoll
Caspar Stoll
Caspar Stoll was born in Hessen-Kassel , probably between 1725 and 1730. Being either a clerk or a porter at the Admiralty of Amsterdam, he published several works on entomology. Stoll's publications of stick insects, mantids and their relatives are particularly well known.-Life:In 1791 Stoll wrote...

, 1781)
Water Snow Flat, Tagiades litigiosa
Tagiades litigiosa
Tagiades litigiosa, commonly known as the Water Snow Flat, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae which is found in India.The larvae feed on Dioscorea oppositifolia, Dioscorea alata and Smilax species....

(Möschler, 1878)
Spotted Snow Flat Tagiades menaka (Moore
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS was a British entomologist. It has been said that Moore was born at 33 Bruton Street but may be incorrect given that this was the address of the menagerie and office of the Zoological Society of London from 1826 to 1836.Moore was appointed an assistant in the East India Company...

, 1865)
Tagiades parra Frühstorfer
Hans Fruhstorfer
Hans Fruhstorfer was a German explorer, insect trader and entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. He collected and described many new species of exotic butterflies, especially in Seitz's Macrolepidoptera of the World...

, 1910
Tagiades toba de Nicéville
Lionel de Nicéville
Charles Lionel Augustus de Nicéville was a curator at the Indian Museum in Calcutta . He studied the butterflies of South Asia and wrote a three volume monograph on the butterflies of India, Pakistan, Burma and Sri Lanka.Born in a noble Huguenot family, his father was a physician. He was educated...

, 1896

Tapena - The Black Angle

Black Angle Tapena thwaitesi
Tapena thwaitesi
Tapena thwaitesi, commonly known as the Black Angle, is a monotypic species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. The species name is after G. H. K...

Moore
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS was a British entomologist. It has been said that Moore was born at 33 Bruton Street but may be incorrect given that this was the address of the menagerie and office of the Zoological Society of London from 1826 to 1836.Moore was appointed an assistant in the East India Company...

, 1881