| Astictopterus | |
|---|---|
| |
| A. jama olivascens in Rhopalocera of Java (figure 80) | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Tribe: | Astictopterini |
| Genus: | Astictopterus C. & R. Felder, 1860 |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Astictopterus is a genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae. There are two species groups, one Afrotropical, the other Indomalayan.
Species
- Astictopterus anomoeus (Plötz, 1879) – yellow hopper
- Astictopterus bruno (Evans, 1937)
- Astictopterus inornatus (Trimen, 1864) – modest sylph
- Astictopterus jama C. & R. Felder, 1860 – forest hopper
- Astictopterus punctulata (Butler, 1895)
Former species
- Astictopterus abjecta (Snellen, 1872) – abject hopper - transferred to Isoteinon abjecta (Snellen, 1872)
- Astictopterus armatus Druce, 1873 - transferred to Kerana armatus (Druce, 1873)
- Astictopterus butleri de Nicéville, - transferred to Koruthaialos butleri (de Nicéville, )
- Astictopterus ozias Hewitson, 1878 - transferred to Oz ozias (Hewitson, 1878)
- Astictopterus stellata (Mabille, 1891) – spotted sylph or fairy - transferred to Dotta stellata (Mabille, 1891)
- Astictopterus tura Evans, 1951 - transferred to Dotta tura (Evans, 1951)
Biology
The larvae feed on Gramineae, Marantaceae, Acanthaceae including Miscanthus sinensis, Phrynium spicatum, Asystasia
References
- 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
External links
- Astictopterus at funet
- Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 77
| Taxon identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Astictopterus | |
 | This Hesperiinae-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |