Aeromachus pygmaeus explained

Aeromachus pygmaeus, the pygmy scrub-hopper is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. The species range is from India (Nilgiris, Wynaad, Coorg, Kanara, Assam) to Burma and Thailand.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Description

The larvae feed on Polytrias indica, Cyrtococcum trigonum, and Stenotaphrum secundatum.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Book: A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. R.K.. Varshney. Smetacek. Peter. Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. 2015. 978-81-929826-4-9. New Delhi. 41. 10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164.
2. Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Aeromachus.
3. Book: W. H., Evans. A Catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia, and Australia in the British Museum. William Harry Evans . British Museum (Natural History). Department of Entomology. 1949. London. 245.
4. 2018-04-10. Larval host plants of the buterfies of the Western Ghats, India. Ravikanthachari Nitin. V.C. Balakrishnan. Paresh V. Churi. S. Kalesh. Satya Prakash. Krushnamegh Kunte. Journal of Threatened Taxa. 10. 4. 11495–11550. JoTT. 10.11609/jott.3104.10.4.11495-11550. free.
5. Kalesh, S & S K Prakash. 2007. Additions of the larval host plants of butterflies of the Western Ghats, Kerala, Southern India (Rhopalocera, Lepidoptera): Part 1. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc.. 2. 235–238. 104.