The Lepidoptera of Thailand covers two superfamilies - the Papilionoidea (butterflies) and the Hesperiidea (skippers). The Hesperiidae family is further divided into three subfamilies - Coeliadinae (awls), Pyrginae (dawnflies, flats and angles) and Hesperiinae (hoppers, aces and relatives). Taxonomy and nomencature follow Ek-Amnuay, P. (2012) Butterflies of Thailand, Editiion 2. Subfamilies, with examples of species within, and links to the relevant gallery are below.

Hersperidea: Skippers

Coeliadinae: Awlets Awls and Awlkings.

awlet

awl

awl

awlking

Pyrginae: Dawnflies, Flats and Angles.

dawnfly

flat

flat

angle

 

Hesperiinae: Hoppers, Aces, Bobs, Coons, Demons, Flitters, Lancers, Darters, Palmers, Redeyes, Skippers, Darts, Dartlets, Swifts and Wights.

	hopper	ace	bob	bob	coon
	demon	demon	darter	redeye	dart
	dart	dartlet	swift	wight