Gerosis bhagava explained

Gerosis bhagava, also known as the common yellow-breast flat, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Distribution

It is found in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Cambodia and Myanmar.^[7]

Description

In 1865, Frederic Moore described this butterfly as:

Life history

The larvae feed on Dalbergia lanceolaria.^[8]

External links

• Photo
• Japanese butterflies
• ToL web

Notes and References

1. Book: Moore, Frederic. On the Lepidopterous Insects of Bengal. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. 1865. London.
2. Web site: Savela . Markku . Gerosis bhagava (Moore, [1866]) ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . July 2, 2018.
3. Web site: Gerosis bhagava bhagava (Moore, [1866])]. Inayoshi. Yutaka. Butterflies in Indo-China. 2018-04-14.
4. Book: Varshney. R.. Smetacek. P.. A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India.. Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal and Indinov Publishing. New Delhi. 30. 2015.
5. Book: Watson, E. Y. . Hesperiidae Indicae: being a reprint of descriptions of the Hesperiidae of India, Burma, and Ceylon . Edward Yerbury Watson. Vest and Company. 1891. Madras. 88.
6. Book: Evans, W. H. . 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. 132.
7. Book: Kehimkar, Isaac . The Book of Indian Butterflies . 2016. Bombay Natural History Society . 72.
8. 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. 11505. JoTT. 10.11609/jott.3104.10.4.11495-11550. free.