''Acerbas'' is an
Indomalayan
The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia.
Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Indi ...
genus of
skipper butterflies.
Species
Species in ''Acerbas'' are:
* ''
Acerbas anthea''
(Hewitson, 1868) (Burma to Malaya, Java, Cambodia, Luzon)
* ''
Acerbas azona''
(Hewitson, 1866) (Celebes)
* ''
Acerbas duris''
(Mabille, 1883) (Philippines)
* ''
Acerbas latefascia''
de Jong, 1982 (Celebes)
* ''
Acerbas martini''
(Distant & Pryer, 1887) (Philippines)
* ''
Acerbas nitidifasciata''
Elwes & Edwards, 1897
* ''
Acerbas selta''
Evans, 1949 (Borneo)
* ''
Acerbas suttoni''
Russel, 1984 (Celebes)
Biology
''Acerbas anthea'' larvae feed on ''
Calamus
Calamus may refer to:
Botany and zoology
* ''Calamus'' (fish), a genus of fish in the family Sparidae
* ''Calamus'' (palm), a genus of rattan palms
* Calamus, the hollow shaft of a feather, also known as the quill
* '' Acorus calamus'', the swe ...
''.
[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
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File:Piepers and Snellen Rhopalocera of Java Plate VIII.jpg , ''Acerbas anthea'' in Piepers and Snellen ''The Rhopalocera of Java''
File:RhopaloceraMalayanaXXXV.jpg , ''Acerbas anthea'' in ''Rhopalocera Malayana''
References
External links
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database''Acerbas'' de Nicéville, 1895
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Erionotini
Hesperiidae genera
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