Hidari is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.

Hidari
Hidari irava Moore in Rhopalocera of Java (figure 85 a. male b.larva c.pupa )
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Tribe: Erionotini
Genus: Hidari
Distant, 1886

Species

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Biology

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The larvae of Hidari irava feed on Palmae including Arenga, Caryota , Cocos, Elaeis, Livistona, Metroxylon, Nypa and Gramineae including Bambusa.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni & L. M. Hernández, 2010. HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London. nhm hosts