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Gerosis celebica | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Tribe: | Tagiadini |
Genus: | Gerosis Mabille, 1903 |
Gerosis is an Indomalayan genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae.There are six species found from China and Northeast India to Java and the Sula Archipelago east of Sulawesi.They are lowland (less than 650 metres) forest (primary or advanced secondary) butterflies. They seek sunny areas between 1 and 4 metres above ground, but females can be encountered in the shade.
The larvae feed on Leguminosae including Abrus , Amphicarpaea , Dalbergia [1]
Hasora taminatus, the white banded awl, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, which is found in Asia.
Baracus vittatus, the hedge-hopper, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.
Gerosis bhagava, the common yellow-breast flat, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1865.
Graphium doson, the common jay, is a black, tropical papilionid (swallowtail) butterfly with pale blue semi-transparent central wing bands that are formed by large spots. There is a marginal series of smaller spots. The underside of wings is brown with markings similar to upperside but whitish in colour. The sexes look alike. The species was first described by father and son entomologists Cajetan and Rudolf Felder.
Caltoris is a genus of skipper butterflies. Like several related genera, they are called "swifts".It is found in the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm.
Hypolycaena erylus, the common tit, is a small but striking butterfly found in India and South-East Asia that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Jean-Baptiste Godart in 1823.
Aeromachus is a genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae. The species are known by the common name of scrub hoppers. They are found in the eastern Palearctic and the Indomalayan realm.
Baoris is a genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.It is found in the Indomalayan realm
Coladenia is an Oriental genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae. They are found throughout most of Southern, Southeastern, and Eastern Asia. The genus contains the following fifteen species:
Halpe is a genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm
Plastingia is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Pseudoborbo is an Indomalayan genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.The genus is monotypic containing the single species Pseudoborbo bevani found in South India ,Assam, Burma, Peninsular Thailand, Sumatra and Yunnan The larva feeds on Imperata, Oryza, Paspalum, Saccharum.
Scobura is an Indomalayan genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Udaspes is an Indomalayan genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Euthalia monina, the powdered baron or Malay baron, is a species of nymphalid butterfly. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1859.
Gerosis phisara, commonly known as the Dusky Yellow Breasted Flat, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.
Matapa is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The species ranges from India to Sulawesi.(That is across the . The species are mainly crepuscular and have red eyes, at least during their life.
Neope is a genus of butterflies of the family Nymphalidae found in Asia.
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