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Quedara basiflava

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Golden tree flitter
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Q. basiflava
Binomial name
Quedara basiflava

Quedara basiflava, the yellow-base flitter [1] or golden tree flitter, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae and is endemic to India's Western Ghats.[2]

Food plants

The larvae feed on Calamus pseudotenuis, Calamus rotang and Calamus thwaitesii.[3]

References

  1. ^ Kunte, K. and K. Saji. 2013. Quedara basiflava de Nicéville, 1888 – Yellow-base Flitter. In K. Kunte, S. Kalesh & U. Kodandaramaiah (eds.). Butterflies of India, v. 1.06. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. [1]
  2. ^ Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Quedara genus.
  3. ^ K. Kunte (2006). "Additions to the known larval host plants of Indian butterflies". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 103 (1): 119–121.