Hidari (skipper)
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Hidari irava Moore in Rhopalocera of Java (figure 85 a. male b.larva c.pupa ) | |
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Genus: | Hidari Distant, 1886
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Hidari is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
- Hidari irava (Moore, [1858]) Sumatra to Bali, Malaya, Indochina.
- Hidari doesoena Martin, 1895 Sumatra, Indochina
- Hidari bhawani de Nicéville, [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]
References
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