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Astictopterus jama

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Hesperiidae

Genus
  
Astictopterus

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Hyarotis adrastus, Halpe porus, Pelopidas assamensis, Iambrix salsala, Ancistroides nigrita

Astictopterus jama, the forest hopper or the coon, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Asia.

The larvae feed on Miscanthus sinensis.

Subspecies

  • Astictopterus jama jama (Thailand, Langkawi, Malaysia, Tioman, Aur, Singapore, Sumatra, Java)
  • Astictopterus jama chinensis (Leech, 1890) (China)
  • Astictopterus jama olivascens Moore, 1878 (Sikkim to Burma, Andamans, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Hainan, southern China, Yunnan)

    • References

    Astictopterus jama Wikipedia
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