Isma

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Isma
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Isma

Distant, 1886
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Isma is an Indomalayan [1] genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Contents

Species

Listed alphabetically: [2]

Biology

The larvae feed on Musa , Pandanus .

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References

  1. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  2. Isma, funet.fi