Quedara Explained

Quedara is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The genus was established by Charles Swinhoe in 1919.^[1]

Species

Listed alphabetically:^[2]

• Quedara albifascia (Moore, 1878) – Myanmar, Laos
• Quedara basiflava (de Nicéville, [1889]) – endemic to Western Ghats, India
• Quedara flavens Devyatkin, 2000 – northern Vietnam, southern Yunnan
• Quedara inornata (Elwes & Edwards, 1897) – Borneo
• Quedara monteithi (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, [1887]) – dubious flitter – Malaya
• Quedara singularis (Mabille, 1893)

Biology

The larvae feed on Palmae including Calamus and Eugeissona,^[3]

Notes and References

1. Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . November 5, 2004 . Quedara Swinhoe, 1919 . Butterflies and Moths of the World . . 10.5519/s93616qw . April 22, 2020.
2. Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Web site: Savela . Markku . October 21, 2014 . Quedara Swinhoe, 1919 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 22, 2020.
3. Robinson . Gaden S. . Ackery . Phillip R. . Kitching . Ian J. . Beccaloni . George W. . Hernández . Luis M. . 2010 . Search the database - introduction and help . HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants . Natural History Museum, London. 10.5519/havt50xw .