Astictopterus

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

Astictopterus
A. jama olivascens in Rhopalocera of Java (figure 80)
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Astictopterus

C. & R. Felder, 1860
Synonyms
  • Psolos Semper, 1892
  • Psolos Watson, 1893

Species

Biology

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

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References

  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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