Acerbas (skipper)
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| Acerbas nitidifasciata Elwes & Edwards, 1897 (figure 9) | |
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| Family: | Hesperiidae
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| Subfamily: | Hesperiinae
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| Genus: | Acerbas de Nicéville, 1895
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Acerbas is an Indomalayan genus of skipper butterflies.
Species[]
- (Hewitson, 1868) (Burma to Malaya, Java, Cambodia, Luzon)
- (Hewitson, 1866) (Celebes)
- (Mabille, 1883) (Philippines)
- de Jong, 1982 (Celebes)
- (Distant & Pryer, 1887) (Philippines)
- Elwes & Edwards, 1897
- Evans, 1949 (Borneo)
- Russel, 1984 (Celebes)
Biology[]
Acerbas anthea larvae feed on Calamus.[3]
Acerbas anthea in Piepers and Snellen The Rhopalocera of Java
Acerbas anthea in Rhopalocera Malayana
References[]
- ^ 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[]
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Wikispecies has information related to Acerbas (skipper). |
- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
- Acerbas de Nicéville, 1895 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Categories:
- Erionotini
- Hesperiidae genera
- Erionotini stubs