Quedara

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Quedara
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Quedara inornata (figure 15)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Erionotini
Genus: Quedara
C. Swinhoe, 1919

Quedara is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The genus was erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1919. [1]

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Species

Listed alphabetically: [2]

Biology

The larvae feed on Palmae including Calamus , Daemonorops , Eugeissona , [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Quedara Swinhoe, 1919". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  2. ↑ Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Savela, Markku (October 21, 2014). "Quedara Swinhoe, 1919". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  3. ↑ Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W.; Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Search the database - introduction and help". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.


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