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Eetion elia
In William Lucas Distant's Rhopalocera Malayana (figure 25)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Subfamily:	Hesperiinae
Genus:	Eetion de Nicéville, 1895
Species:	E. elia
Binomial name
Eetion elia (Hewitson, )
Synonyms
Hesperia elia Hewitson, Eetion elia magniplaga Fruhstorfer, 1911 Eetion elia ayankara Fruhstorfer, 1911

Eetion elia, the white-spot palmer, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1866. It is found in Malaysia and Singapore, as well as on Sumatra and Borneo. The habitat consists of fringes of secondary forests. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Eetion, erected by Lionel de Nicéville in 1895.

The wingspan is about 38 mm.

The larvae probably feed on Cleistanthus sumatranus.

References

1. Savela, Markku (July 7, 2014). "Eetion elia (Hewitson, [1866])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
2. "Life History of Eetion elia". Butterflies of Singapore. Retrieved February 5, 2020.

• "Eetion elia (Hewitson, [1866])". Insecta.pro. Retrieved February 5, 2020.

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