Astictopterus jama

Astictopterus jama
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Astictopterus
Species:	A. jama
Binomial name
	Astictopterus jama; C. & R. Felder, 1860[1]
Synonyms
	Tagiades pulligo Mabille, 1876; Tagiades pulligo Mabille, 1876; Isoteinon melania Plötz, 1885; Cyclopides chinensis Leech, 1890; Astictopterus olivascens Moore, 1878; Cyclopides henrici Holland, 1887; Astictopterus kada Swinhoe, 1893; Astictopterus olivascens permagnus Fruhstorfer, 1910; Astictopterus henrici tonkinianus Fruhstorfer, 1910; Astictopterus quadripunctatus Swinhoe, 1915;

Astictopterus jama, the forest hopper or the coon, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Southeast Asia.

Astictopterus jama olivascens

The larvae feed on Miscanthus sinensis.

Subspecies

Astictopterus jama jama (Thailand, Langkawi, Malaysia, Tioman, Aur, Singapore, Sumatra, Java)
Astictopterus jama chinensis (Leech, 1890) (China)
Astictopterus jama olivascens Moore, 1878 (Sikkim to Burma, Andamans, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Hainan, southern China, Yunnan)

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