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Matapa druna

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Matapa druna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Matapa
Species:
M. druna
Binomial name
Matapa druna
(Moore, [1866])[1]
Synonyms
  • Ismene druna Moore, [1866]
  • Hesperia pulla Plötz, 1882
  • Matapa shalgrama de Nicéville, [1884]

Matapa druna, the grey-brand redeye, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Sikkim to northern Vietnam, China, Borneo and Bali.

The length of the forewings is 19.4-23.4 mm for males and 21.4–26 mm for females. The upperside is uniform brown and the underside is ferruginous.

The larvae feed on Bambusa species.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Matapa at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Jong de, R. 1983: Revision of the Oriental genus Matapa moore (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae) with discussion of its phylogeny and geographic History. Zoologische Mededelingen 57 (21): 243-270. Full article: [1]


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