| Matapa | |
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| Matapa aria female (fig. 24 & 25) M. druna (fig. 26) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Tribe: | Erionotini |
| Genus: | Matapa Moore, [1881] [1] |
| Species | |
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Matapa is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The species of this genus occur in the Indomalayan realm, from India to Sulawesi. [2] They are mainly crepuscular and have red eyes.
The larvae feed on grasses including Bambusa , Dendrocalamus , Dinochloa , Gigantochloa , Ochlandra , and Oxytenanthera . [3]
Hasora taminatus, the white banded awl, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, which is found in Asia.
Cupitha is a genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Cupitha purreea, commonly known as the wax dart.
Psolos fuligo, the dusky partwing or coon, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae found in India. The tips of the forewings diverge outward and is a feature that is clear when they rest on vegetation.
Potanthus is a large genus of skipper butterflies. They are commonly known as darts. They are found from South Asia to East Asia, and down to maritime Southeast Asia. It includes about 35 species, all of which look very similar to each other and are often only reliably identifiable through the examination of the male genitalia.
Zela is an Indomalayan genus of grass skippers.
Celaenorrhinus asmara, commonly known as the white-banded flat, is a species of hesperiid butterfly which is found in South and Southeast Asia.
Choaspes plateni, commonly known as the branded awlking, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Asia. Known food plants include Meliosma (Meliosmaceae) and Pometia (Sapindaceae)
Coladenia is an Oriental genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae. They are found throughout most of Southern, Southeastern, and Eastern Asia.
Erionota is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm
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 forest butterflies. They seek sunny areas between 1 and 4 metres above ground, but females can be encountered in the shade.
Halpe is a genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
Salanoemia is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Scobura is an Indomalayan genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Seseria is an Indomalayan genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Suastus, whose members are called palm bobs, is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Unkana is a genus of grass skipper in the family Hesperiidae. The genus is confined to the Indomalayan realm.
Zographetus is an Indomalayan genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Eurema simulatrix, the changeable grass yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Burma to Sundaland, Cambodia and the Philippines. The habitat consists of secondary or disturbed habitats including forest clearings, roadsides and riverbanks, parks and gardens.
Matapa druna, the grey-brand redeye, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Sikkim to northern Vietnam, China, Borneo and Bali.
Oriens, the dartlets, is a genus of grass skippers, butterflies in the subfamily Hesperiinae (Hesperiidae). The genus was described by William Harry Evans in 1932.
