Polytremis lubricans explained

Polytremis lubricans, the contiguous swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Subspecies

• Polytremis lubricans lubricans (Tibet, India, Indo-China, Yunnan, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sangihe, Banggai, Sula)
• Polytremis lubricans taiwana Matsumura, 1919 (Taiwan, Anhui, Yunnan)

Description

Frederic Moore (1878) gives a detailed description for Hesperia toona:

Biology

The larva on feeds on Imperata, Microstegium, Miscanthus ^[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. 58. 10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164.
2. [Adalbert Seitz|Seitz, A.]
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. 446.
4. Book: E. Y., Watson. Hesperiidae Indicae : being a reprint of descriptions of the Hesperiidae of India, Burma, and Ceylon. Edward Yerbury Watson. Vest and Company. 1891. Madras. 45.
5. Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 3-268, pl. 1-16