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Erionota

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Erionota
Erionota thrax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Erionotini
Genus: Erionota
Mabille, 1878 [1]

Erionota is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm[2]

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Biology

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The larvae feed on Gramineae, Palmae and Musaceae. [3]

References

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  1. ^ Mabille, 1878 Catalogue des Hespérides du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Bruxelles Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 21 : 12-44
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. ^ 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