Acerbas (skipper)
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Acerbas nitidifasciata Elwes & Edwards, 1897 (figure 9) | |
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Genus: | Acerbas de Nicéville, 1895
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Acerbas is an Indomalayan genus of skipper butterflies.
Species
- Acerbas anthea (Hewitson, 1868) (Burma to Malaya, Java, Cambodia, Luzon)
- Acerbas azona (Hewitson, 1866) (Celebes)
- Acerbas duris (Mabille, 1883) (Philippines)
- Acerbas latefascia de Jong, 1982 (Celebes)
- Acerbas martini (Distant & Pryer, 1887) (Philippines)
- Acerbas nitidifasciata Elwes & Edwards, 1897
- Acerbas selta Evans, 1949 (Borneo)
- Acerbas suttoni Russel, 1984 (Celebes)
Biology
Acerbas anthea larvae feed on Calamus.[3]
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Acerbas anthea in Piepers and Snellen The Rhopalocera of Java
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Acerbas anthea in Rhopalocera Malayana
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Acerbas.
Wikispecies has information related to Acerbas (skipper).
- ^ Brower, Andrew V. Z. (2008). "Acerbas". The Tree of Life Web Project.
- ^ Acerbas at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni & L. M. Hernández, 2010. HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London. nhm hosts
External links
- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
- Acerbas de Nicéville, 1895 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms