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| name = Gegenes pumilio
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| image = Gegenes pumilio.jpg
| image = Pigmy skipper (Gegenes pumilio) Greece.jpg
| image_width = 240px
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| image2 = Pigmy skipper (Gegenes pumilio) underside Greece.jpg
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| image2_caption = both in [[Sithonia]], [[Greece]]
| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a
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| taxon = Gegenes pumilio
| classis = [[Insect]]a
| authority = ([[Johann Centurius von Hoffmannsegg|Hoffmannsegg]], 1804)<ref>[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/gegenes/index.html ''Gegenes''] at funet.fi</ref>
| ordo = [[Lepidoptera]]
| familia = [[Hesperiidae]]
| genus = ''[[Gegenes]]''
| species = '''''G. pumilio'''''
| binomial = ''Gegenes pumilio''
| binomial_authority = ([[Johann Centurius von Hoffmannsegg|Hoffmannsegg]], 1804)
| synonyms =
| synonyms =
*''Papilio pumilio'' <small>Hoffmannsegg, 1804</small>
*''Papilio pumilio'' <small>Hoffmannsegg, 1804</small>
*''Papilio aetna'' <small>Boisduval, 1840</small>
*''Papilio aetna'' <small>Boisduval, 1840</small>
*''Philoodus lefebvrii'' <small>Rambur, 1842</small>
*''Philoodus lefebvrii'' <small>Rambur, 1842</small>
*''Philoodus lefebvrii'' <small>Rambur, 1840</small>
*''Gegenes pygmaeus'' <small>Cyrillo, 1787</small>
*''Gegenes pygmaeus'' <small>Cyrillo, 1787</small>
*''Gegenes aetna'' <small>[[Jean Baptiste Alphonse Dechauffour de Boisduval|Boisduval]], 1840</small>
*''Gegenes aetna'' <small>[[Jean Baptiste Alphonse Dechauffour de Boisduval|Boisduval]], 1840</small>
*''Gegenes lefebvrei'' <small>[[Jules Pierre Rambur|Rambur]], 1840</small>
*''Gegenes lefebvrei'' <small>[[Jules Pierre Rambur|Rambur]], 1840</small>
*''Pamphila gambica'' <small>Mabille, 1878</small>
*''Pamphila occulta'' <small>Trimen, 1891</small>
*''Parnara ursula'' <small>Holland, 1896</small>
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The '''Pigmy Skipper''' or '''Dark Hottentot''' (''Gegenes pumilio''), is a [[butterfly]] of the [[Hesperiidae]] family. It is found from the coasts of the [[Mediterranean Sea]] through [[Anatolia]] to the [[Himalaya]] and south in the whole of [[Africa]].
'''''Gegenes pumilio''''', the '''pigmy skipper''' or '''dark Hottentot''', is a [[butterfly]] of the family [[Hesperiidae]]. It is found from the coasts of the [[Mediterranean Sea]] through [[Anatolia]] to the [[Himalaya]] and south in the whole of [[Africa]].


The length of the forewings is about 14&nbsp;mm. Adults are on wing from April to October in multiple generations.
The length of the forewings is about 14&nbsp;mm. Adults are on wing from April to October in multiple generations.


The larvae feed on various grasses, including ''[[Gramineae]]'' and ''[[Ehrharta erecta]]''.
The larvae feed on various grasses, including [[Gramineae]] species as well as ''[[Pennisetum clandestinum]]'', ''[[Ehrharta]]'' (including ''[[Ehrharta erecta]]'') and ''[[Cynodon]]'' species.<ref name=ATBUT>[http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/hesperiidae_hesperiinae_2.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae]</ref>


==Subspecies==
==Subspecies==
*''Gegenes pumilio pumilio''
*''Gegenes pumilio pumilio'' (southern Europe, Middle East, India, [[United Arab Emirates]], Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman)
*''Gegenes pumilio gambica'' (Africa, Arabia to Lebanon, Turkey to northern Pakistan, Kashmir)
*''Gegenes pumilio gambica'' <small>(Mabille, 1878)</small> (Africa, Arabia to Lebanon, Turkey to northern Pakistan, Kashmir)
*''Gegenes pumilio monochroa''
*''Gegenes pumilio monochroa'' <small>(Rebel, 1907)</small> (Yemen: Socotra)

==References==
{{Commons}}
{{Wikispecies}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.leps.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPages/GegenPumil.htm Leps It]
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*[http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Gegenes_Pumilio Lepiforum]
*[http://mitglied.lycos.de/aneuwald/gpumilio.htm All butterflies of Europe]
*[http://mitglied.lycos.de/aneuwald/gpumilio.htm All butterflies of Europe]
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*[http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Gegenes_Pumilio Lepiforum]
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*[http://www.leps.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPages/GegenPumil.htm Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa]


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[[Category:Pyrginae]]
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[[Category:Fauna of Pakistan]]


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[[Category:Fauna of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Butterflies described in 1804]]
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[[Category:Hesperiinae]]
[[Category:Butterflies of Europe]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg]]
[[Category:Butterflies of Africa]]
[[Category:Butterflies of Asia]]


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Latest revision as of 23:29, 3 October 2024

Gegenes pumilio
both in Sithonia, Greece
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Gegenes
Species:
G. pumilio
Binomial name
Gegenes pumilio
Synonyms
  • Papilio pumilio Hoffmannsegg, 1804
  • Papilio aetna Boisduval, 1840
  • Philoodus lefebvrii Rambur, 1842
  • Philoodus lefebvrii Rambur, 1840
  • Gegenes pygmaeus Cyrillo, 1787
  • Gegenes aetna Boisduval, 1840
  • Gegenes lefebvrei Rambur, 1840
  • Pamphila gambica Mabille, 1878
  • Pamphila occulta Trimen, 1891
  • Parnara ursula Holland, 1896

Gegenes pumilio, the pigmy skipper or dark Hottentot, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea through Anatolia to the Himalaya and south in the whole of Africa.

The length of the forewings is about 14 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October in multiple generations.

The larvae feed on various grasses, including Gramineae species as well as Pennisetum clandestinum, Ehrharta (including Ehrharta erecta) and Cynodon species.[2]

Subspecies

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  • Gegenes pumilio pumilio (southern Europe, Middle East, India, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman)
  • Gegenes pumilio gambica (Mabille, 1878) (Africa, Arabia to Lebanon, Turkey to northern Pakistan, Kashmir)
  • Gegenes pumilio monochroa (Rebel, 1907) (Yemen: Socotra)

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gegenes pumilio.
Wikispecies has information related to Gegenes pumilio.
  1. ^ Gegenes at funet.fi
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae
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