Erionota
| Erionota | |
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| Erionota thrax | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Tribe: | Erionotini |
| Genus: | Erionota Mabille, 1878 [1] |
Erionota is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm[2]
Species[edit]
- Erionota acroleuca (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881) Vietnam
- Erionota grandis (Leech, 1890) West China
- Erionota harmachis (Hewitson, 1878) Sumatra
- Erionota hiraca (Moore, 1881) Sikkim to Burma, Thailand, North Vietnam, Malaya, Singapore, Borneo, Nias, Batoe, Sipora, Java, Bali, Lombok and (E. h. sakita (Ribbe, 1889)) Sulawesi, Bangka, Banggai, Sula Island
- Erionota hislopi Evans, 1956
- Erionota surprisa de Jong & Treadaway, 1993 Leyte (Philippines)
- Erionota sybirita (Hewitson, 1876)
- Erionota thrax (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Erionota tribus Evans, 1941 Celebes
- Erionota torus Evans, 1941
Biology[edit]
The larvae feed on Gramineae, Palmae and Musaceae. [3]
References[edit]
- ^ Mabille, 1878 Catalogue des Hespérides du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Bruxelles Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 21 : 12-44
- ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
- ^ 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