Astictopterus
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Astictopterus is a genus of skippers
in the family Hesperiidae.
Skipper (butterfly)
A skipper or skipper butterfly is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. They are named after their quick, darting flight habits. There are more than 3500 recognized species of skippers and they occur worldwide, but with the greatest diversity in the Neotropical regions of Central and South...
in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
- Astictopterus abjecta (Snellen, 1872) – Abject Hopper
- Astictopterus anomoeus (Plötz, 1879) – Yellow Hopper
- Astictopterus bruno (Evans, 1937)
- Astictopterus fujiananus Chou & Huang, 1994
- Astictopterus inornatusAstictopterus inornatusThe Modest Sylph is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in South Africa in Afromontane forests from the East Cape, east along the Drakensberg foothills to the KwaZulu-Natal midlands and the coastal forests and rivers.The wingspan is 24-29 mm for males and 27-29 for females. Adults...
(Trimen, 1864) – Modest Slyph - Astictopterus jama C. & R. Felder, 1860 – Forest Hopper
- Astictopterus punctulata (Butler, 1895)
- Astictopterus stellata (Mabille, 1891) – Spotted Sylph or Fairy
- Astictopterus tura Evans, 1951