Thoressa
| Thoressa | |
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| Thoressa varia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Hesperiinae |
| Tribe: | Astictopterini |
| Genus: | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1913 |
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Thoressa is a genus of skipper butterflies. They are (like some other skippers) commonly known as "aces" or "ace butterflies". The genus is endemic to Southeast Asia.
Species include:
- Southern Spotted Ace or Unbranded Ace, Thoressa astigmata (Swinhoe, 1890)
- Decorated Ace, Thoressa decorata (Moore,1881)
- Evershed's Ace, Thoressa evershedi
- Madras Ace, Thoressa honorei
- Tamil Ace or Sitala Ace, Thoressa sitala
Thoressa decorata
References
- Funet Taxonomy, distribution
Thoressa Full species list
External links
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