Halpe

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Halpe
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Halpe homolea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Astictopterini
Genus: Halpe
Moore, 1878
Species

Halpe is a genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm. [1]

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Species

Biology

Halpe larvae feed on Gramineae including Dinochloa , Ochlandra talbotii and Bambusa [2]

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References

  1. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  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