A Checklist of Butterflies of Bangladesh

An academic reference website listing butterfly species recorded in Bangladesh

Published: 24 Feb 2015
Updated: 02 Jan 2026

Family: Hesperiidae

SL Scientific Name Common Name
1Aeromachus pygmaeus pygmaeus Fabricius, 1793Pygmy Scrub Hopper
2Ampittia dioscorides dioscorides Fabricius, 1793Bush Hopper
3Ancistroides nigrita diocles Moore, 1865Chocolate Demon
4Astictopterus jama olivascens Moore, 1878Forest Hopper
5Badamia exclamationis Fabricius, 1775Brown Awl
6Baoris chapmani Evans, 1937Small Paintbrush Swift
7Baoris farri farri Moore, 1878Paintbrush Swift
8Baoris unicolor Moore, 1883Black Paintbrush Swift
9Bibasis amara Moore, 1865Small Green Awlet
10Bibasis harisa harisa Moore, 1865Orange Awlet
11Bibasis oedipodea belesis Mabille, 1876Branded Orange Awlet
12Borbo cinnara Wallace, 1866Rice Swift
13Capila phanaeus fiducia Evans, 1949Fulvous Dawnfly
14Caltoris brunnea caere de Nicéville, 1891Dark Branded Swift
15Caltoris cahira austeni Moore, 1883Colon Swift
16Caltoris cormasa Hewitson, 1876Full Stop Swift
17Caltoris kumara moorei Evans, 1926Blank Swift
18Celaenorrhinus aurivittata aurivittata Moore, 1865Dark Yellow-Banded Flat
19Celaenorrhinus asmara consertus de Nicéville, 1890White-Banded Flat
20Celaenorrhinus leucocera Kollar, 1844Common Spotted Flat
21Cephrenes chrysozona oceanica Mabille, 1904Plain Palm Dart
22Choaspes benjaminii formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1911Indian Awlking
23Coladenia indrani indrani Moore, 1865Tricolour Pied Flat
24Cupitha purreea Moore, 1877Wax Dart
25Erionota torus Evans, 1941Banana Skipper
26Gangara thyrsis thyrsis Fabricius, 1775Giant Redeye
27Gerosis bhagava bhagava Moore, 1866Common Yellow-Breast Flat
28Gerosis phisara phisara Moore, 1884Dusky Yellow-Breast Flat
29Halpe porus Mabille, 1876Moore’s Ace
30Hasora badra badra Moore, 1858Common Awl
31Hasora chromus chromus Cramer, 1782Common Banded Awl
32Hyarotis adrastus praba Moore, 1865Tree Flitter
33Iambrix salsala salsala Moore, 1865Chestnut Bob
34Iton semamora semamora Moore, 1866Common Wight
35Koruthaialos rubecula cachara Evans, 1949Narrow-Banded Velvet Bob
36Matapa aria Moore, 1865Common Redeye
37Matapa cresta Evans, 1949Fringed Redeye
38Matapa druna Moore, 1865Grey-Brand Redeye
39Matapa sasivarna Moore, 1865Black-Veined Redeye
40Mooreana trichoneura trichoneura Yellow Flat
41Notocrypta curvifascia curvifascia Felder, 1862Restricted Demon
42Notocrypta feisthameli alysos Moore, 1865Spotted Demon
43Notocrypta paralysos asawa Fruhstorfer, 1911Common Banded Demon
44Odontoptilum angulata angulata Felder, 1862Chestnut Angle
45Oriens gola pseudolus Mabille, 1883Common Dartlet
46Oriens goloides Moore, 1881Smaller Dartlet
47Parnara bada bada Moore, 1878Ceylon Swift
48Parnara ganga Evans, 1937Continental Swift
49Parnara guttatus mangala Moore, 1865Straight Swift
50Pelopidas agna agna Moore, 1865Bengal Swift
51Pelopidas assamensis de Nicéville, 1882Great Swift
52Pelopidas conjuncta conjuncta Herrich-Schäffer, 1869Conjoined Swift
53Pelopidas mathias mathias Fabricius, 1798Small Branded Swift
54Pelopidas sinensis Mabille, 1877Chinese Swift
55Pelopidas subochracea subochracea Moore, 1878Large Branded Swift
56Pithauria stramineipennis stramineipennis Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1887Light Straw Ace
57Polytremis lubricans Herrich-Schäffer, 1869Contiguous Swift
58Potanthus confucius dushta Fruhstorfer, 1911Confucian Dart
59Potanthus pseudomaesa clio Evans, 1932Indian Dart
60Potanthus trachala tytleri Evans, 1914Broad Bident Dart
61Pseudoborbo bevani Moore, 1878Bevan’s Swift
62Pseudocoladenia dan fabia Evans, 1949Fulvous Pied Flat
63Psolos fuligo Mabille, 1876Dusky Partwing
64Sarangesa dasahara dasahara Moore, 1865Common Small Flat
65Scobura isota Swinhoe, 1893Forest Bob
66Sebastonyma dolopia Hewitson, 1868Tufted Ace
67Spialia galba galba Fabricius, 1793Indian Grizzled Skipper
67Suastus gremius gremius Fabricius, 1798Indian Palm Bob
69Suastus minuta aditia Evans, 1943Small Palm Bob
70Suada swerga swerga de Nicéville, 1883Grass Bob
71Tagiades gana athos Plötz, 1884Suffused Snow Flat
72Tagiades japetus ravi Moore, 1865Common Snow Flat
73Tagiades litigiosa litigiosa Möschler, 1878Water Snow Flat
74Taractrocera maevius maevius Fabricius, 1893Common Grass Dart
75Telicota bambusae bambusae Moore, 1878Dark Palm Dart
76Telicota besta besta Evans, 1949Besta Palm Dart
77Telicota colon stinga Evans, 1949Pale Palm Dart
78Telicota linna linna Evans, 1949Linna Palm Dart
79Udaspes folus Cramer, 1775Grass Demon
80Unkana ambasa Moore, 1858Hoary palmer