Astictopterus jama, the forest hopper or coon, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Southeast Asia.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Astictopterus |
Species: | A. jama
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Binomial name | |
Astictopterus jama | |
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The larvae feed on Miscanthus sinensis.
Subspecies
edit- 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)
References
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- ^ Astictopterus, funet.fi