Hidari (skipper)

Hidari is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.

Hidari
Hidari irava Moore in Rhopalocera of Java (figure 85 a. male b.larva c.pupa )
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Subfamily:
Hesperiinae
Tribe:
Erionotini
Genus:
Hidari

Distant, 1886

Species
  • Hidari irava (Moore, [1858]) Sumatra to Bali, Malaya, Indochina.
  • Hidari doesoena Martin, 1895 Sumatra, Indochina
  • Hidari bhawani de NicĂ©ville, [1889] S. Vietnam.

Biology

The larvae of Hidari irava feed on Palmae including Arenga, Caryota , Cocos, Elaeis , Livistona, Metroxylon, Nypa and Gramineae including Bambusa.[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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