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Matapa druna

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Hesperiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Matapa

Matapa druna

Similar
  
Matapa, Cupitha, Iton semamora, Hyarotis adrastus, Pithauria marsena

Matapa druna, the grey-brand redeye, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Sikkim to northern Vietnam, Borneo and Bali.

The length of the forewings is 19.4-23.4 mm for males and 21.4–26 mm for females. The upperside is uniform brown and the underside is ferruginous.

The larvae feed on Bambusa species.

References

Matapa druna Wikipedia