Sovia

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Sovia
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Sovia hyrtacus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Tribe: Aeromachini
Genus: Sovia
Evans, 1949

Sovia is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The species are found in the Indomalayan realm [1] The genus was erected by William Harry Evans in 1949 [2]

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Species

Transferred species:

Biology

The larvae feed on Gramineae and Hibisceae including Kydia calycina [4]

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References

  1. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.
  2. Evans, 1949 A catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia and Australia in the British Museum Cat. Hesp. Europe Asia Australia Brit. Mus. : 1-502, pl. 1-53
  3. Huang, Hao (July 2016). "New or little known butterflies from China - 2 (Lepidoptera: Pieridae, Nymphalidae, Lycaenidae et Hesperiidae)" (PDF). Atalanta. 47 (1–2). Deutschen Forschungszentrale für Schmetterlingswanderungen: 164. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  4. Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni & L. M. Hernández, 2010. HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London. nhm hosts