Skipper butterfly - Skipper butterfly

Japanese: セセリチョウ(挵蝶) - セセリチョウ
Skipper butterfly - Skipper butterfly
A general term for insects belonging to the family Hesperiidae of the order Lepidoptera. There are over 3,000 known species in the world, with over 1,800 known species in South America. Thirty-four species are found in Japan, including the common skipper, the giant skipper (illustration), the blue skipper (illustration), the narrow skipper, the red skipper, and the common skipper (illustration). The name skipper comes from their restless, restless flying style. Adults have a wingspan of 1.7 to 8 cm, and are generally characterized by a thick and long body, narrow wings, compound eyes that are not close to each other, and wing veins that are all aligned and do not merge with each other. Some, such as the male of the thorny skipper Euschemon rafflesia that lives in northeastern Australia, have spines on their hind wings that are characteristic of moths.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
鱗翅目セセリチョウ科Hesperiidaeに属する昆虫の総称。世界に3000余種が知られ,とりわけ南アメリカ大陸に種類数が多く,1800余種が知られている。日本にはチャマダラセセリ,ダイミョウセセリ(イラスト),アオバセセリ(イラスト),ホソバセセリ,アカセセリ,イチモンジセセリ(イラスト)など34種が分布している。セセリチョウという名称は,そのせわしげな落着きのない飛び方に由来する。成虫は開張1.7~8cm,一般に胴が太くて長く,翅の面積が狭いこと,左右の複眼は互いに接近せずに離れていること,翅脈のすべてがそろっていて互いに合一したりすることがないなどの特徴をもつが,なかにはオーストラリア北東部にすむトゲバセセリEuschemon rafflesiaの雄のように,後翅にガの特徴とされる羽棘(うきよく)をもつものもある。

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