Hyarotis
| Hyarotis | |
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| Hyarotis iadera (figure 32) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Tribe: | Erionotini |
| Genus: | Hyarotis Moore, 1881 [1] |
Hyarotis is a genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.It is found in the Indomalayan realm[2]
Species
[edit]- Hyarotis adrastus (Cramer, 1780) - tree flitter
- Hyarotis microstrictum (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1887) - brush flitter
- Hyarotis stubbsi Eliot, 1959 Malaya
- Hyarotis iadera (de Nicéville, 1895) Thailand, Malaya, Borneo, Sumatra, Siberut, Banka, Java, Bali.
Biology
[edit]The larvae feed on Palmae including Calamus, Calamus, Chrysalidocarpus, Phoenix [3]
References
[edit]- ^ Moore, [1881] The Lepidoptera of Ceylon
- ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
- ^ 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
- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
- Hyarotis Moore, 1881 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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