Cogia

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Cogia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Eudaminae
Genus: Cogia
Butler, 1870
Synonyms
  • PhoedinusGodman & Salvin, 1894
  • AnaperusMabille & Boullet, 1919
  • CaicellaHemming, 1934
Cogia cajeta (Herrich-Schaffer, 1869) Cogia cajeta.jpg
Cogia cajeta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)

Cogia is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae).

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Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Cogia: [1]

Biology

The larvae feed on Leguminosae including Acacia Indigofera , Mimosa and on Moraceae ( Milicia ) [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Li, Wenlin; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Zhang, Jing; Hallwachs, Winnie; Janzen, Daniel H.; Grishin, Nick V. (26 March 2019). "Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (13). Supporting Information: Appendix pp.10–24. Bibcode:2019PNAS..116.6232L. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1821304116 . PMC   6442542 . PMID   30877254.
  2. ↑ 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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