''Erionota'' is a genus of
skippers 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 the
Indomalayan realm
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 ...
Species
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Erionota acroleuca
''Erionota'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm
Species
*'' Erionota acroleuca'' (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881) Vietnam
*'' Erionota grandis'' (Leech, 1890) West China
*''Erionota harmachi ...
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(Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881) Vietnam
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Erionota grandis''
(Leech, 1890) West China
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Erionota harmachis
''Erionota'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm
Species
*'' Erionota acroleuca'' (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881) Vietnam
*'' Erionota grandis'' (Leech, 1890) West China
*'' Erionota harmach ...
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(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
''Erionota'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm
Species
*'' Erionota acroleuca'' (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881) Vietnam
*'' Erionota grandis'' (Leech, 1890) West China
*''Erionota harmachi ...
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Evans, 1956
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Erionota surprisa
''Erionota'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm
Species
*'' Erionota acroleuca'' (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881) Vietnam
*'' Erionota grandis'' (Leech, 1890) West China
*''Erionota harmachi ...
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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
''Erionota'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm
Species
*'' Erionota acroleuca'' (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881) Vietnam
*'' Erionota grandis'' (Leech, 1890) West China
*''Erionota harmachi ...
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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 trees ...
and
Musaceae
Musaceae is a family of flowering plants composed of three genera with about 91 known species, placed in the order Zingiberales. The family is native to the tropics of Africa and Asia. The plants have a large herbaceous growth habit with leaves ...
.
[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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