Cogia is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae).
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Cogia:
- Cogia abdul <small>Hayward, 1947</small>
- Cogia azila <small>Evans, 1953</small>
- Cogia aziris <small>(Hewitson, 1867)</small>
- Cogia caicus <small>(Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)</small>
- Cogia calchas <small>(Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)</small>
- Cogia cerradicola <small>(Mielke, 1967)</small>
- Cogia crameri <small>(McHenry, 1960)</small>
- Cogia cursinoi <small>(O. Mielke, 1979)</small>
- Cogia elaites <small>(Hewitson, 1867)</small>
- Cogia eliasi <small>(O. Mielke, 1979)</small>
- Cogia galbula <small>(Plötz, 1881)</small>
- Cogia goya <small>(Evans, 1952)</small>
- Cogia grandis <small>Riley, 1921</small>
- Cogia hassan <small>Butler, 1870</small>
- Cogia hippalus <small>(Edwards, 1882)</small>
- Cogia hiska <small>Evans, 1953</small>
- Cogia moschus <small>(Edwards, 1882)</small>
- Cogia optica <small>(Evans, 1952)</small>
- Cogia outis <small>(Skinner, 1894)</small>
- Cogia punctilia <small>Plötz, 1882</small>
- Cogia stylites <small>(Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)</small>
- Cogia troilus <small>Mabille, 1898</small>
- Cogia undulatus <small>(Hewitson, 1867)</small>
Biology
The larvae feed on Leguminosae including Acacia Indigofera, Mimosa and on Moraceae (Milicia)
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