Erionota Explained

Erionota is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm^[1]

Species

• Erionota acroleuca (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881) Vietnam
• Erionota grandis (Leech, 1890) West China
• Erionota harmachis (Hewitson, 1878) Sumatra
• Erionota hiraca (Moore, 1881) Sikkim to Burma, Thailand, North Vietnam, Malaya, Singapore, Borneo, Nias, Batoe, Sipora, Java, Bali, Lombok and (E. h. sakita (Ribbe, 1889)) Sulawesi, Bangka, Banggai, Sula Island
• Erionota hislopi Evans, 1956
• Erionota surprisa de Jong & Treadaway, 1993 Leyte (Philippines)
• Erionota sybirita (Hewitson, 1876)
• Erionota thrax (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Erionota tribus Evans, 1941 Celebes
• Erionota torus Evans, 1941

Biology

The larvae feed on Gramineae, Palmae and Musaceae. ^[2]

References

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
• Erionota at funet

Notes and References

1. [Adalbert Seitz|Seitz, A.]
2. 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