''Erionota'' is a genus of
skippers in the family
Hesperiidae. It is found in the
Indomalayan realm
Species
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Erionota acroleuca''
(Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881) Vietnam
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Erionota grandis''
(Leech, 1890) West China
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Erionota harmachis''
(Hewitson, 1878) Sumatra
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Erionota hiraca''
(Moore, 1881) Sikkim to Burma, Thailand, North Vietnam, Malaya, Singapore, Borneo, Nias, Batoe, Sipora, Java, Bali, Lombok and (''E. h. sakita'' (Ribbe, 1889)) Sulawesi, Bangka, Banggai, Sula Island
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Erionota hislopi''
Evans, 1956
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Erionota surprisa''
de Jong & Treadaway, 1993 Leyte (Philippines)
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Erionota sybirita''
(Hewitson, 1876)
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Erionota thrax''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
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Erionota tribus''
Evans, 1941 Celebes
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Erionota torus''
Evans, 1941
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 ...
,
Palmae
The Arecaceae is a family of perennial flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are called palm tree ...
and
Musaceae.
[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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References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Erionotini
Hesperiidae genera
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