Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Hidari | |
Similar Tagiades gana, Taractrocera archias, Plastingia naga, Hasora schoenherr, Hyarotis adrastus | ||
Hidari irava, the coconut skipper, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in southern Myanmar, Thailand, western Malaysia, as well as on Sumatra, Java, Borneo and the Sula Islands.
The wingspan is 45-55 mm.
The larvae feed on Bambusa species and Cocos nucifera.
References
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