Hidari irava
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| Hidari irava in Rhopalocera Malayana (figure 15) | |
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| Species: | H. irava
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| Hidari irava (Moore, [1858])[1]
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Hidari irava, the coconut skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in southern Myanmar, Thailand, western Malaysia, as well as on Sumatra, Java, Borneo and the Sula Islands.[2]
The wingspan is 45–55 mm.
The larvae feed on Bambusa species and Cocos nucifera.
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