Pelopidas mathias

Dark small-branded swift
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Pelopidas
Species:	P. mathias
Binomial name
	Pelopidas mathias; (Fabricius, 1798)
Synonyms
	Hesperia mathias Fabricius, 1798; Baoris mathias; Parnara parvimacula Rothschild, 1915; Gegenes elegans Mabille, 1877; Pamphila umbrata Butler, 1879; Hesperia octofenestrata Saalmüller, 1884; Pamphila albirostris Mabille 1887 in Grandidier, [1885-7]; Hesperia chaya Moore, [1866]; Hesperia julianus Latreille, [1824]; Pamphila repetita Butler, 1882;

Pelopidas mathias, the dark small-branded swift, small branded swift, lesser millet skipper or black branded swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found throughout much of south, southeast and East Asia, and as far as the Philippines. It is also present in tropical Africa and Arabia.