- Source: Matapa (butterfly)
Matapa is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The species of this genus occur in the Indomalayan realm, from India to Sulawesi. They are mainly crepuscular and have red eyes.
Species
Matapa aria (Moore, [1866])
Matapa celsina (C. & R. Felder, [1867]) – Celebes, Banggai Island
Matapa cresta Evans, 1949 – Sikkim to Burma, China, Andamans, Thailand, Laos, Malaya, Borneo, Sumatra
Matapa deprivata de Jong, 1983 – Burma
Matapa druna (Moore, [1866])
Matapa intermedia de Jong, 1983 – Sulawesi
Matapa pseudodruna X.L. Fan, H. Chiba & M. Wang – China
Matapa purpurascens Elwes & Edwards, 1897 – Khasi Hills (Assam), China
Matapa sasivarna (Moore, [1866]) – Sikkim to Burma, Thailand, Laos, Hainan, Malaya, Sumatra
Ecology
The larvae feed on grasses including Bambusa, Dendrocalamus, Dinochloa, Gigantochloa, Ochlandra, and Oxytenanthera.
References
Jong de, R. 1983: Revision of the Oriental genus Matapa Moore (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae) with discussion of its phylogeny and geographic History. Zoologische Mededelingen 57 (21): 243–270. Full article: [1]
External links
Images representing Matapa at Barcode of Life Data System
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