Astictopterus jama

Astictopterus jama, the forest hopper or the coon, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Southeast Asia.

Astictopterus jama olivascens

Astictopterus jama
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Astictopterus
Species:
A. jama
Binomial name
Astictopterus jama
C. & R. Felder, 1860[1]
Synonyms
  • Tagiades pulligo Mabille, 1876
  • Tagiades pulligo Mabille, 1876
  • Isoteinon melania Plötz, 1885
  • Cyclopides chinensis Leech, 1890
  • Astictopterus olivascens Moore, 1878
  • Cyclopides henrici Holland, 1887
  • Astictopterus kada Swinhoe, 1893
  • Astictopterus olivascens permagnus Fruhstorfer, 1910
  • Astictopterus henrici tonkinianus Fruhstorfer, 1910
  • Astictopterus quadripunctatus Swinhoe, 1915

The larvae feed on Miscanthus sinensis.

Subspecies
  • Astictopterus jama jama (Thailand, Langkawi, Malaysia, Tioman, Aur, Singapore, Sumatra, Java)
  • Astictopterus jama chinensis (Leech, 1890) (China)
  • Astictopterus jama olivascens Moore, 1878 (Sikkim to Burma, Andamans, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Hainan, southern China, Yunnan)

References
  1. Astictopterus, funet.fi


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