Gegenes pumilio, the pigmy skipper or dark Hottentot,, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea through Anatolia to the Himalaya and south in the whole of Africa. The length of the forewings is about 14 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October in multiple generations. The larvae feed on various grasses, including Gramineae species as well as Pennisetum clandestinum, Ehrharta (including Ehrharta erecta) and Cynodon species.