Caltoris is a genus of skipper butterflies. Like several related genera, they are called "swifts".It is found in the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm.
Species
Caltoris aurociliata (Elwes & Edwards, 1897) Sikkim, Assam
Caltoris beraka (Plötz, 1885) Celebes
Caltoris boisduvalii (C. Felder & R. Felder, [1867]) Papua
Caltoris bromus (Leech, 1894) India, China, Indo-China, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sunda Is., Borneo, Palawan, Philippines Caltoris brunnea (Snellen, 1876) Java, Myanmar Caltoris cahira, colon swift, Caltoris cahira austeni, Austen's swift Caltoris canaraica, Kanara swift Caltoris confusa Caltoris cormasa (Hewitson, 1876) India to Malaya Caltoris kumara, blank swift Caltoris malaya (Evans, 1926) Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Java Caltoris mehavagga (Fruhstorfer, 1911) Celebes, Sula, Buru Caltoris nirwana (Plötz, 1882) Java to West China Caltoris philippina, Philippine swift Caltoris plebeia (de Nicéville, 1887) tufted swift. Sikkim to Borneo Caltoris septentrionalis Koiwaiya, 1996 Caltoris sirius (Evans, 1926) Tibet Caltoris tenuis (Evans, 1932) Myanmar, Thailand, Laos Caltoris tulsi (de Nicéville, [1884]) purple swift. India to Malaya, South China, Java
The larvae variously feed on Poaceae, Arecaceae:-Bambusa, Imperata, Dendrocalamus, Sinarundinaria, Oryza, Saccharum.