''Gangara'' 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

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.

Species

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Gangara lebadea ''Gangara lebadea'', the banded redeye, is a species of hesperid butterfly found in Southeast Asia. Description "Male. Wings above dark fuliginous brown ; anterior wings with a large discal patch of dark fuscous silky hair Hair is a pro ...

'' (Hewitson, 1886) - banded redeye *''

Gangara thyrsis ''Gangara thyrsis'', commonly known as the giant redeye, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It breeds on a number of palm species. Range It is found in Sri Lanka and India. Description The male and female are dark chocolate b ...

'' (Fabricius, 1775) - giant redeye *''

Gangara sanguinocculus ''Gangara'' is an Indomalayan genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Species *'' Gangara lebadea'' (Hewitson, 1886) - banded redeye *''Gangara thyrsis'' (Fabricius, 1775) - giant redeye *'' Gangara sanguinocculus'' (Martin, 1895) ...

'' (Martin, 1895)Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra *''

Gangara tumpa ''Gangara'' is an Indomalayan genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Species *'' Gangara lebadea'' (Hewitson, 1886) - banded redeye *''Gangara thyrsis'' (Fabricius, 1775) - giant redeye *'' Gangara sanguinocculus'' (Martin, 1895) ...

'' de Jong, 1992 Celebes The larvae feed on '' Arecaceae'', '' Musaceae'', '' Philydraceae'', '' Myrtaceae'', '' Poaceae'':-

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 ...

, Korthalsia, Arenga,

Caryota ''Caryota'' is a genus of palm trees. They are often known as fishtail palms because of the shape of their leaves. There are about 13 species native to Asia ( China, India, Indonesia, etc.), northern Australia, and the South Pacific. One of ...

, Cocos, Cyrtostachys,

Elaeis ''Elaeis'' () is a genus of palms containing two species, called oil palms. They are used in commercial agriculture in the production of palm oil. The African oil palm ''Elaeis guineensis'' (the species name ''guineensis'' referring to its co ...

, Eugeissona,

Licuala ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. are fa ...

Livistona ''Livistona'' is a genus of palms, the botanical family Arecaceae, native to southeastern and eastern Asia, Australasia, and the Horn of Africa. They are fan palms, the leaves with an armed petiole terminating in a rounded, costapalmate f ...

Musa Musa may refer to: Places * Mūša, a river in Lithuania and Latvia * Musa, Azerbaijan, a village in Yardymli Rayon * Musa, Iran, a village in Ilam Province * Musa, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Iran *Musa, Kerman, Iran * Musa, Bukan, West Azerbaija ...

, Nypa, Philydrum,

Psidium ''Psidium'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere (Mexico, Central and South America, the West Indies The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounde ...

Roystonea ''Roystonea'' is a genus of eleven species of monoecious palms, native to the Caribbean Islands, and the adjacent coasts of the United States (Florida), Central America and northern South America. Commonly known as the royal palms, the genus ...

Saccharum ''Saccharum'' is a genus of tall perennial plants of the broomsedge tribe within the grass family. The genus is widespread across tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate regions in Africa, Eurasia, Australia, the Americas, and assorted oceani ...

Trachycarpus ''Trachycarpus'' is a genus of eleven species of palms native to Asia, from the Himalaya east to eastern China. They are fan palms (subfamily Coryphoideae), with the leaves with a bare petiole terminating in a rounded fan of numerous leaflets ...

.Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni y L. M. Hernández (2010) ''HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants''. Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosts.Markku Savela (1999-2013) '' Lepidoptera and some other life forms
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References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Hesperiinae Hesperiidae genera {{Hesperiinae-stub