Pale Small-branded Swift
Pelopidas thrax
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Insects
Pelopidas thrax, the pale small-branded swift, millet skipper or white branded swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Greece, western and south-western Turkey, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Arabia, most of Africa even semi-arid countries as Burkina Faso, Kashmir and the parts of the Far East. In Greece, it is only known from Samos, Chios, and Rhodes, where it is found at altitudes of sea level to 75 meters.
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Hesperiidae
- Genus
- Pelopidas