Kingdom Animalia Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Quedara basiflava Rank Species | Class Insecta Genus Quedara Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
Similar Cupitha, Arnetta vindhiana, Parantirrhoea marshalli, Butterflies and moths, Thoressa |
Quedara basiflava, the yellow-base flitter or golden tree flitter, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae and is endemic to India's Western Ghats.
Food plants
The larvae feed on Calamus pseudotenuis, Calamus rotang and Calamus thwaitesii.
References
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