Gangara

Gangara is an Indomalayan [1] genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

for the commune of Niger see Gangara, Niger

Gangara
Gangara sanguinocculus (figure 17)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Subfamily:
Hesperiinae
Tribe:
Erionotini
Genus:
Gangara

Moore, [1881]

Species
  • Gangara lebadea (Hewitson, 1886) - banded redeye
  • Gangara thyrsis (Fabricius, 1775) - giant redeye
  • Gangara sanguinocculus (Martin, 1895)Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
  • Gangara tumpa de Jong, 1992 Celebes

The larvae feed on Arecaceae, Musaceae, Philydraceae, Myrtaceae, Poaceae:- Calamus, Korthalsia, Arenga, Caryota, Cocos, Cyrtostachys, Elaeis, Eugeissona, Licuala, Livistona, Musa, Nypa, Philydrum, Psidium, Roystonea, Saccharum, Trachycarpus.[2][3]

References
  1. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  2. Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni y L. M. Hernández (2010) HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosts.
  3. Markku Savela (1999-2013) Lepidoptera and some other life forms.


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