Hyarotis Explained

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

Species

• Hyarotis adrastus (Cramer, 1780) - tree flitter
• Hyarotis microstrictum (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1887) - brush flitter
• Hyarotis stubbsi Eliot, 1959 Malaya
• Hyarotis iadera (de Nicéville, 1895) Thailand, Malaya, Borneo, Sumatra, Siberut, Banka, Java, Bali.

Biology

The larvae feed on Palmae including Calamus, Calamus, Chrysalidocarpus, Phoenix ^[2]

References

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
• Hyarotis Moore, 1881 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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