Matapa (butterfly)
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| Matapa aria female, figures 24 and 25 Matapa druna, figure 26 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Tribe: | Erionotini |
| Genus: | Matapa Moore, [1881][1] |
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Matapa is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The species ranges from India to Sulawesi.(That is across the (Indomalayan realm). [2] The species are mainly crepuscular and have red eyes, at least during their life.
Species[]
- Matapa aria (Moore, [1866])
- (C. & R. Felder, [1867]) Celebes, Banggai Island
- Evans, 1949 Sikkim to Burma, China, Andamans, Thailand, Laos, Malaya, Borneo, Sumatra
- de Jong, 1983 Burma
- Matapa druna (Moore, [1866])
- de Jong, 1983 Sulawesi
- X.L. Fan, H. Chiba & M. Wang China
- Elwes & Edwards, 1897 Khasi Hills (Assam), China
- (Moore, [1866]) Sikkim to Burma, Thailand, Laos, Hainan, Malaya, Sumatra
Biology[]
The larvae feed on Gramineae including Bambusa, Dendrocalamus, Dinochloa, Gigantochloa, Ochlandra, and Oxytenanthera.[3]
References[]
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Wikispecies has information related to Matapa (butterfly). |
- ^ Matapa at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ 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
- 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]
External links[]
- Images representing Matapa at bold
Categories:
- Erionotini
- Hesperiidae genera
- Erionotini stubs