''Astictopterus'' is a genus of

grass skippers Grass skippers or banded skippers are butterflies of the subfamily Hesperiinae, part of the skipper family, Hesperiidae. The subfamily was established by Pierre André Latreille in 1809. Description and distribution With over 2,000 described sp ...

in the family

Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...

. There are two species groups, one

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, the other

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Species

*'' Astictopterus anomoeus'' (Plötz, 1879) – yellow hopper *'' Astictopterus bruno'' (Evans, 1937) *'' Astictopterus inornatus'' (Trimen, 1864) – modest sylph *''

Astictopterus jama ''Astictopterus jama'', the forest hopper or coon, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Southeast Asia. The larvae feed on ''Miscanthus sinensis''. Subspecies *''Astictopterus jama jama'' (Thailand, Langkawi, Mal ...

'' C. & R. Felder, 1860 – forest hopper *'' Astictopterus punctulata'' (Butler, 1895)

Former species

* ''Astictopterus abjecta'' (Snellen, 1872) – abject hopper - transferred to '' Isoteinon abjecta'' (Snellen, 1872) * ''Astictopterus armatus'' Druce, 1873 - transferred to '' Kerana armatus'' (Druce, 1873) * ''Astictopterus butleri'' de Nicéville,

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Koruthaialos butleri ''Koruthaialos'' is an Indomalayan genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Species *'' Koruthaialos butleri'' (de Nicéville, 1884) - Assam, Malaya, Vietnam, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Yunnan *'' Koruthaialos focula'' (Plötz, 1882) - Ja ...

'' (de Nicéville,

* ''Astictopterus ozias'' Hewitson, 1878 - transferred to ''

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'' (Hewitson, 1878) * ''Astictopterus stellata'' (Mabille, 1891) – spotted sylph or fairy - transferred to ''

Dotta stellata ''Dotta stellata'', the spangled sylph or spangled skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of forests. Adults are on wing in Augu ...

'' (Mabille, 1891) * ''Astictopterus tura'' Evans, 1951 - transferred to ''

Dotta tura ''Dotta tura'' is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a ...

'' (Evans, 1951)

Biology

The larvae feed on

Gramineae Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and ...

Marantaceae The Marantaceae are a family, the arrowroot family, of flowering plants consisting of 31 genera and around 530 species, defining it as one of the most species-rich families in its order.Kennedy, H. (2000). “Diversification in pollination mechan ...

Acanthaceae Acanthaceae is a family (the acanthus family) of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species. Most are tropical herbs, shrubs, or twining vines; some are epiphytes. Only a few species are distributed in te ...

including ''

Miscanthus sinensis ''Miscanthus sinensis'', the eulalia or Chinese silver grass, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, native to eastern Asia throughout most of China, Japan, Taiwan and Korea. Description It is an herbaceous perennial gras ...

'', '' Phrynium spicatum'', ''

Asystasia The genus ''Asystasia'' belongs to the family Acanthaceae and comprises approximately 70 species found in the tropics, including the weedy species ''Asystasia gangetica''. Selected species * '' Asystasia africana'' (S. Moore) C.B. Clarke * ''As ...

'' 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
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References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

External links

Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 77
Astictopterini Hesperiidae genera {{Hesperiinae-stub