Suastus
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| Genus: | Suastus |
Suastus is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
- Suastus gremius (Fabricius, 1798)
- Suastus minuta (Moore, 1877)
- Suastus everyx (Mabille, 1883) Burma, Thailand, Malaya, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Bali
- Suastus migreus (Semper, 1892) Philippines
Biology
The larvae feed on Palmae including Arenga, Borassus, Caryota, Chamaerops, Cocos , Licuala, Phoenix, Rhapis , Trachycarpus, Calamus [2]
References
- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
- Suastus Moore, 1881 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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