Hidari (skipper)
Appearance
Hidari | |
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Hidari irava Moore in Rhopalocera of Java (figure 85 a. male b.larva c.pupa ) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Subfamily: | Hesperiinae |
Tribe: | Erionotini |
Genus: | Hidari Distant, 1886 |
Hidari is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
[edit]- Hidari irava (Moore, [1858]) Sumatra to Bali, Malaya, Indochina.
- Hidari doesoena Martin, 1895 Sumatra, Indochina
- Hidari bhawani de Nicéville, [1889] S. Vietnam.
Biology
[edit]The larvae of Hidari irava feed on Palmae including Arenga, Caryota , Cocos, Elaeis, Livistona, Metroxylon, Nypa and Gramineae including Bambusa.[1]
References
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