Suastus gremius, the Indian palm bob or palm bob, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
Description
Subspecies
- S. g. gremius South India, Northwest Himalayas to Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Hainan, Hong Kong, Formosa, Langkawi, Malaya
- S. g. chilon <small> Doherty, 1891 </small> Sumba
- S. g. subgrisea <small> (Moore, 1878) </small> Sri Lanka
Biology
The larva feeds on species of Phoenix, Rhapis, Caryota and Washingtonia
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