Baoris

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Baoris
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Baoris farri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Baorini
Genus: Baoris
Moore, 1881 [1]

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

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Species

Biology

The larvae feed on Gramineae including Dinochloa , Bambusa , Dendrocalamus , Ochlandra , Saccharum , Oryza [3]

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References

  1. Moore, [1881] The Lepidoptera of Ceylon
  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