Gorgyra (skipper)

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Gorgyra
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Astictopterini
Genus: Gorgyra
Holland, 1896 [1]
Synonyms
  • OedaloneuraMabille, 1904

Gorgyra is an Afrotropical genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Larvae feed mainly on Connaraceae, including Rourea . Other recorded larval food plants include Drypetes and Macadamia . [2] [3] Their habitat is generally lowland tropical rain forest and savanna.

Species

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References

  1. Gorgyra, funet.fi
  2. Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni and Luis M. Hernández HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants online
  3. Matthew J. W. Cock & T. Colin E. Congdon Observations on the Biology of Afrotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Part 5. Hesperiinae incertae sedis: Dicotyledon Feeders (Zootaxa 3724) pdf