''Astictopterus jama'', the forest hopper or coon, is a species of
butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
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 ...
. It is found in Southeast Asia.
The larvae feed on ''
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 ...
''.
Subspecies
*''Astictopterus jama jama'' (Thailand, Langkawi, Malaysia, Tioman, Aur, Singapore, Sumatra, Java)
*''Astictopterus jama chinensis''
(Leech, 1890) (China)
*''Astictopterus jama olivascens''
Moore, 1878 (Sikkim to Burma, Andamans, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Hainan, southern China, Yunnan)
References
Butterflies described in 1860
Astictopterini
Butterflies of Indochina
Butterflies of Asia
Taxa named by Rudolf Felder
Taxa named by Baron Cajetan von Felder
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