| Hidari irava | |
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| Hidari irava in Rhopalocera Malayana (figure 15) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Hidari |
| Species: | H. irava |
| Binomial name | |
| Hidari irava | |
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Hidari irava, commonly known as the coconut skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in southern Myanmar, Thailand, western Malaysia, as well as on Sumatra, Java, Borneo and the Sula Islands. [2]
The wingspan is 45–55 mm.
The larvae feed on Bambusa species and Cocos nucifera .