Matapa druna

Matapa druna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Matapa
Species:	M. druna
Binomial name
	Matapa druna; (Moore, [1866])
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

^ Matapa at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ 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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