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Astictopterus

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Astictopterus
A. jama olivascens in Rhopalocera of Java (figure 80)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Astictopterini
Genus: Astictopterus
C. & R. Felder, 1860
Synonyms
  • Psolos Semper, 1892
  • Psolos Watson, 1893

Astictopterus is a genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae. There are two species groups, one Afrotropical, the other Indomalayan.

Species

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Former species

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  • Astictopterus abjecta (Snellen, 1872) – abject hopper - transferred to Isoteinon abjecta (Snellen, 1872)
  • Astictopterus armatus Druce, 1873 - transferred to Kerana armatus (Druce, 1873)
  • Astictopterus butleri de Nicéville, [1884] - transferred to Koruthaialos butleri (de Nicéville, [1884])
  • Astictopterus ozias Hewitson, 1878 - transferred to Oz ozias (Hewitson, 1878)
  • Astictopterus stellata (Mabille, 1891) – spotted sylph or fairy - transferred to Dotta stellata (Mabille, 1891)
  • Astictopterus tura Evans, 1951 - transferred to Dotta tura (Evans, 1951)

Biology

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The larvae feed on Gramineae, Marantaceae, Acanthaceae including Miscanthus sinensis, Phrynium spicatum, Asystasia [1]

References

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  1. ^ Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni & L. M. Hernández, 2010. HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London. nhm hosts
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