Caprona
Encyclopedia
Caprona is a genus of skipper butterflies (family
Hesperiidae). They belong to the tribe
Tagiadini
of subfamily Pyrginae.
Family (biology)
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Hesperiidae). They belong to the tribe
Tribe (biology)
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Tagiadini
Tagiadini
The Tagiadini are a tribe in the skipper butterfly subfamily Pyrginae. Many of its genera were of uncertain relationships for long, and delimitation of the Tagiadini versus the Celaenorrhini was quite disputed at times. The species of this tribe are found in mostly tropical regions of Africa, Asia...
of subfamily Pyrginae.
Species
- Caprona adelica Karsch, 1892
- Caprona agamaCaprona agamaCaprona 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, [1858]) - Caprona alidaCaprona alidaCaprona alida, commonly known as the Spotted Angle, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Burma, Siam, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Hainan and southern China....
(de Nicéville, 1891) - Caprona cassualalla Bethune-Baker, 1911
- Caprona pillaanaCaprona pillaanaThe Ragged Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, from Mozambique to eastern Africa, Ethiopia and south-western Arabia....
Wallengren, 1857 - Caprona ransonnetii (R. Felder, 1868)