Quedara
Quedara inornata (figure 15)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1919.[1]

Species

Listed alphabetically:[2]

  • Quedara albifascia (Moore, 1878) – Myanmar, Laos
  • Quedara basiflava (de Nicéville, [1889]) – endemic to Western Ghats, India
  • Quedara flavens Devyatkin, 2000 – northern Vietnam, southern Yunnan
  • Quedara inornata (Elwes & Edwards, 1897) – Borneo
  • Quedara monteithi (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, [1887]) – dubious flitter – Malaya
  • Quedara singularis (Mabille, 1893)

Biology

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

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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