Papua Insects Foundation (Lepidoptera/Hesperiidae)

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The checklist is based on relevant literature and completed with collection data. Only relevant (New Guinea) synonym names are listed.

antipodes (Guérin-Méneville, 1831)
ssp. antipodes (Guérin-Méneville, 1831)
dichroa Boisduval, 1832
ssp. biaka (Joicey & Talbot, 1916) [endemic]

callixenus Hewitson, 1867
ssp. callixenus Hewitson, 1867
kallima Swinhoe, 1907

caristus Hewitson, 1867

critomedia (Guérin-Méneville, 1831)
odix Boisduval, 1832
latifacia Rothschild, 1915
waigeuensis Joicey & Talbot, 1917
subornata Mabille & Boullet, 1919

editus (Plötz, 1885)
stotharti Rothschild, 1915

naevifera (Mabille, 1888)
ssp. dissimilis (Swinhoe, 1905)
corippus Fruhstorfer, 1910
swinhoei Joicey & Talbot, 1917

morea Evans, 1934

helirius (Cramer, 1775)
corvus Felder, 1860
cerinthus Felder, 1860
aristippus Fruhstorfer, 1910

triton (Boisduval, 1832)

tenuis (Eecke, 1924)
ssp. tenuis (Eecke, 1924)

lunula (Mabille, 1888)
oetakwensis Rothschild, 1916

Netrocoryne Felder, 1867

thaddeus (Hewitson, 1876)
hymenaeus Hewitson, 1876
abstrusus Fruhstorfer, 1910

Tagiades Hübner, 1819

japetus (Stoll, 1781)
ssp. janetta Butler, 1870
clericus Butler, 1882
kowaia Plötz, 1885
gamelia Miskin, 1889
tindalii Ribbe, 1889
australensis Mabille, 1891
bubasa Swinhoe, 1904
louisa Swinhoe, 1907

trebellius (Hopffer, 1874)
ssp. canonicus Fruhstorfer, 1910
persimilis Rothschild, 1916

nestus (Felder, 1860)
ssp. korela Mabille, 1891
sivoa Swinhoe, 1904
curatus Fruhstorfer, 1910

Badamia Moore, 1881

exclamationis (Fabricius, 1775)

Choaspes Moore, 1881

hemixanthus Rothschild, 1903
ssp. hemixanthus Rothschild, 1903

illuensis (Ribbe, 1900)
ssp. ornatus Rothschild, 1903

Allora Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914

doleschalii (Felder, 1860)
ssp. albertisi (Oberthür, 1880)

major (Rothschild, 1916)
ssp. major (Rothschild, 1916)
ssp. lectra Evans, 1949 [endemic]

Hasora Moore, 1881

proxissima Elwes & Edwards, 1897
ssp. takwa Evans, 1949

discolor (Felder, 1859)
ssp. mastusia Fruhstorfer, 1911

chromus (Cramer, 1782)
ssp. chromus (Cramer, 1782)

taminatus (Hübner, 1818)
ssp. dipama Fruhstorfer, 1911 [endemic]

hurama (Butler, 1870)
ssp. hurama (Butler, 1870)

khoda (Mabille, 1876)
ssp. dampierensis Rothschild, 1915

thridas (Boisduval, 1832)
ssp. chalybeata Joicey & Talbot, 1917

celaenus (Stoll, 1782)

subcaelestis Rothschild, 1916

vitta (Butler, 1870)
ssp. simillima Rothschild, 1916 [endemic]

Notocrypta De Nicéville, 1889

aluensis Swinhoe, 1907

waigensis (Plötz, 1882)
ssp. waigensis (Plötz, 1882)
mangala Fruhstorfer, 1911
klossi Rothschild, 1916

maria Evans, 1949

renardi (Oberthür, 1878)
partita Fruhstorfer, 1911
affinis Rothschild, 1915
angiana Joicey & Talbot, 1917
rothschildi Shepard, 1937
roonensis Evans, 1949

flavipes (Janson, 1886)

caerulea Evans, 1928

Pastria Evans, 1949

albimedia (Joicey & Talbot, 1917)

Sabera Swinhoe, 1908

caesina (Hewitson, 1866)
ssp. barina Fruhstorfer, 1910

fuliginosa (Miskin, 1889)
ssp. chota Evans, 1949
bicolor Rothschild, 1916 (homonym?)

misola Evans, 1949

kumpia Evans, 1949
ssp. kumpia Evans, 1949 [endemic]

fusca Joicey & Talbot, 1917

dobboe (Plötz, 1885)
ssp. dobboe (Plötz, 1885)
silativa Swinhoe, 1905

aruana (Plötz, 1886)
hypomelaena Mabille, 1904
oharina Seitz, 1927
jona Evans, 1935
lina Evans, 1949

tabla (Swinhoe, 1905)
luna Evans, 1935

expansa Evans, 1935

dorena Evans, 1935

Taractrocera Butler, 1870

trikora De Jong, 2004 [endemic]

Mimene Joicey & Talbot, 1917

kolbei (Ribbe, 1899)
ssp. tenebricosa (Mabille, 1904)
megathymoides Rothschild, 1915

celia Evans, 1935

celiaba Parsons, 1986

waigeuensis Joicey & Talbot, 1917

biakensis Joicey & Talbot, 1917
ssp. biakensis Joicey & Talbot, 1917 [endemic]

caesar Evans, 1935

miltias (Kirsch, 1877)

basalis (Rothschild, 1916)
ssp. basalis (Rothschild, 1916)
viridincta Joicey & Talbot, 1917

lysima (Swinhoe, 1905)
miltiades Fruhstorfer, 1911

melie (De Nicéville, 1895)

atropatene (Fruhstorfer, 1911)
wollastoni Rothschild, 1915

cyanea (Evans, 1928)

orida (Boisduval, 1832)

milnea Evans, 1935

wandammenensis Joicey & Talbot, 1917

Kobrona Evans, 1934

wama (Plötz, 1885)
ssp. rudha (Fruhstorfer, 1911)

idea Evans, 1949

pansa Evans, 1934
ssp. pansa Evans, 1934 [endemic]

rasta Evans, 1935

eva Evans, 1935

kobros (Plötz, 1885)
ssp. kobros (Plötz, 1885)
novaguineae Rothschild, 1916

infralutea (Rothschild, 1916)

Cephrenes Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914

trichopepla (Lower, 1908)
ssp. trichopepla (Lower, 1908)

augiades (Felder, 1868)
ssp. bruno Evans, 1935

moseleyi (Butler, 1884)

augusta Evans, 1934

Telicota Moore, 1881

colon (Fabricius, 1775)
ssp. vega Evans, 1949

angiana Evans, 1934
mamba Evans, 1949

melanion (Mabille, 1878)
ssp. melanion (Mabille, 1878)
dhamika Fruhstorfer, 1911

sadra Evans, 1949

sadrella Parsons, 1986

ternatensis Swinhoe, 1907
ssp. moorei Rothschild, 1916

kezia Evans, 1949
ssp. kezia Evans, 1949

paceka Fruhstorfer, 1911
ssp. paceka Fruhstorfer, 1911
ssp. affinis Rothschild, 1916

brachydesma Lower, 1908

subha Fruhstorfer, 1911

kaimana Evans, 1934

vinta Evans, 1949

eurotas (Felder, 1860)
ssp. eurotas (Felder, 1860)

Arrhenes Evans, 1934

marnas (Felder, 1860)
ssp. marnas (Felder, 1860)
dipavansa Fruhstorfer, 1911
simillima Rothschild, 1916

dschilus (Plötz, 1885)
ssp. dschilus (Plötz, 1885)
colattus Plötz, 1885
klossii Rothschild, 1916

elena Evans, 1934

germana (Rothschild, 1916)

tranquilla (Rothschild, 1916)
terranea Fruhstorfer, 1911

martha Evans, 1934

Potanthus Scudder, 1872

taxilus (Mabille, 1879)
ssp. ahrendti (Plötz, 1883)

Sunania Evans, 1934

sunias (Felder, 1860)
ssp. nihana (Fruhstorfer, 1910)
fasciata Rothschild, 1916

Ocybadistes Heron, 1894

flavovittatus (Latreille, 1824)
ssp. kokoda Evans, 1949

ardea Bethune-Baker, 1906
ssp. ardea Bethune-Baker, 1906
udraka Fruhstorfer, 1910

Borbo Evans, 1949

impar (Mabille, 1883)
ssp. tetragraphus (Mabille, 1891)
contigualis Rothschild, 1916

cinnara (Wallace, 1866)
urejus Plötz, 1885

Pelopidas Walker, 1870

agna (Moore, 1866)
ssp. dingo Evans, 1949

mathias (Fabricius, 1789)
ssp. repetita (Butler, 1882)

lyelli (Rothschild, 1915)
ssp. lyelli (Rothschild, 1915)

Caltoris Swinhoe, 1893

philippina (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
ssp. subfenestrata (Röber, 1891)

boisduvalii (C. & R. Felder, 1867)
ssp. boisduvalii (C. & R. Felder, 1867)

(Checklist last updated on 2nd September 2014)