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| Indian palm bob ( Suastus gremius ) on Chromolaena odorata in Hyderabad, India. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Tribe: | Erionotini |
| Genus: | Suastus Moore, [1881] [1] |
Suastus, whose members are called palm bobs, is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
The larvae feed on Palmae including Arenga , Borassus , Caryota , Chamaerops , Cocos , Licuala , Phoenix , Rhapis , Trachycarpus , Calamus [3]
Bibasis sena, commonly known as the orange-tailed awlet, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, the skippers. It is also sometimes called the pale green awlet though that name can also refer to Bibasis gomata.
Hasora badra, the common awl, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, which is found in India.
Hasora taminatus, the white banded awl, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, which is found in Asia.
Iambrix salsala, the chestnut bob, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, that is found in parts of South Asia and Southeast Asia.
Suastus gremius, the Indian palm bob or palm bob, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
Suastus minuta, the small palm bob, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm - south India, Sikkim to Burma, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Laos, Hainan, Vietnam and Malaya.
Choaspes plateni, the branded awlking, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae which is found in Asia.
Baoris is a genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.It is found in the Indomalayan realm
Coladenia is an Oriental genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae. They are found throughout most of Southern, Southeastern, and Eastern Asia. The genus contains the following fifteen species:
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.
Lotongus is a genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae. The genus is confined to the Indomalayan realm.
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.
Suada is a genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Tapena is a monotypic genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae subfamily Pyrginae. Its single species is Tapena thwaitesi, the black angle, found in Indomalayan realm. The species was described by Frederic Moore in 1881 and is named after George Henry Kendrick Thwaites, the director of the botanical garden at Peradeniya, Sri Lanka between 1849 and 1880.
Udaspes is an Indomalayan genus of skippers 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.
Matapa is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The species ranges from India to Sulawesi.(That is across the . The species are mainly crepuscular and have red eyes, at least during their life.
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