Baracus vittatus
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Baracus vittatus, the hedge-hopper, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Description
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Subspecies
- B. v. vittatus (Felder, 1862) Sri Lanka
- B. v. subditus Moore, [1884] south India
- B. v. septentrionum Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, [1887] Sikkim to northeast India
- B. v. hampsoni Elwes & Edwards, 1897 (Hampson's hedge hopper)[2] south India
- B. v. gotha Evans, 1949 Tamil Nadu[6][7]
Life history
The larvae feed on Gramineae.[9]
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Larva
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Chrysalis
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Chrysalis
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Imago (dorsal view)
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Imago (ventral view)
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See also
References
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- ↑ Gamage, R. 2014. An Illustrated Field Guide to the Fauna of Sri Lanka, Butterflies. Akalanka Dunwathta. Baddegama
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- ↑ 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
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