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''Pelopidas thrax'', commonly known as the Pale Small-branded Swift, Millet Skipper or White Branded Swift,〔(Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae )〕 is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Greece, western and south-western Turkey, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Arabia, Africa, Kashmir (N Pakistan) and the far east. In Greece, it is only known from Samos and Rhodos, where it is found on heights of 0 to 75 meters. In Greece, adults are on wing in June. In Turkey, two generations were recorded, the first from May to July, the second from late September to mid October. The larvae are known to feed on ''Panicum miliaceum'' in northern Africa. Larvae of ssp. inconspicua have been recorded feeding on ''Imperata arundinacea'', ''Ehrharta erecta'', ''Oryza'' and ''Imperata'' species. ==Subspecies== *''Pelopidas thrax thrax'' *''Pelopidas thrax inconspicua'' (Bertolini, 1850) (from South Africa to Kenya) *''Pelopidas thrax masta'' Evans, 1949 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pelopidas thrax」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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