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Matapa (butterfly)

Matapa is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The species of this genus occur in the Indomalayan realm, from India to Sulawesi. They are mainly crepuscular and have red eyes.

Species

  • Matapa aria <small>(Moore, [1866])</small>
  • Matapa celsina <small>(C. & R. Felder, [1867])</small> – Celebes, Banggai Island
  • Matapa cresta <small>Evans, 1949</small> – Sikkim to Burma, China, Andamans, Thailand, Laos, Malaya, Borneo, Sumatra
  • Matapa deprivata <small>de Jong, 1983</small> – Burma
  • Matapa druna <small>(Moore, [1866])</small>
  • Matapa intermedia <small>de Jong, 1983</small> – Sulawesi
  • Matapa pseudodruna <small> X.L. Fan, H. Chiba & M. Wang </small> – China
  • Matapa purpurascens <small>Elwes & Edwards, 1897</small> – Khasi Hills (Assam), China
  • Matapa sasivarna <small>(Moore, [1866])</small> – Sikkim to Burma, Thailand, Laos, Hainan, Malaya, Sumatra

Ecology

The larvae feed on grasses including Bambusa, Dendrocalamus, Dinochloa, Gigantochloa, Ochlandra, and Oxytenanthera.

References

  • 1983: Revision of the Oriental genus Matapa Moore (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae) with discussion of its phylogeny and geographic History. Zoologische Mededelingen 57 (21): 243–270. Full article: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/149616

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