Quedara

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Quedara
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Quedara inornata (figure 15)
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Domain: Eukaryota
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 established by Charles Swinhoe in 1919. [1]

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Species

Listed alphabetically: [2]

Biology

The larvae feed on Palmae including Calamus and 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. doi:10.5519/s93616qw . 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. doi:10.5519/havt50xw.