''Salanoemia sala'', the maculate lancer,
[ is a butterfly belonging to 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 ...
found in India, Thailand, Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...
and Vietnam.
Description
Food plants
The larvae feed on '' Calamus rotang'', ''Calamus thwaitesii
''Calamus thwaitesii'' is a species of rattan palm in the family Arecaceae
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, al ...
'', ''Calamus pseudofeanus
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 ...
'' and ''Calamus hookerianus
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 ...
''.[Kunte, K. 2006. Additions to the known larval host plants of Indian butterflies. ''Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society'' 103(1):119-121]
References
Hesperiinae
Butterflies of Asia
Butterflies of Indochina
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