title: Caltoris philippina
text: # Caltoris philippina
  
  Caltoris philippina, the Philippine swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.
  
  ## Description
  
     Wings more elongate and termen forewing excavate at end of vein 2. Uncus broader: valva not projecting beyond cuiller. Upperside of forewing spotted. Upperside of forewing with a spot in space 1b. Upperside of forewing without cell spots. Underside of hindwing with olive green scaling. Forewing: 18-20 mm.
  
  ## Subspecies
  
  * C. p. philippina Sri Lanka, India, Malay Peninsula, Nias, Palawan, Philippines, Sulawesi, Talaud, Sangihe, Sula
  * C. p. subfenestrata (Röber, 1891) New Guinea, Solomon Islands
  