Interesting Facts
Description
Subfamily Hesperiinae
The grass skippers are members of the Family Hesperiidae. Distributed worldwide, they comprise more than 2,000 species, most of which are found in the American tropics. The small to medium-sized adults usually have abruptly angled antennae with an apiculus at the tip . Adults of many temperate species are predominantly orange, while brown is the most common color of the tropical species. Male forewings usually have a brand or stigma with specialized scales . Most species have long proboscises and are avid flower-visitors. Adults flight is rapid, and perching posture is unique: the hindwings are opened at a wider angle than the forewings. Males of most species perch while looking for mates. Caterpillars feed on monocotyledons (grasses and allied plants ) and live in silken leaf nests that sometimes extend underground. Grass skippers typically overwinter as caterpillars within their shelters .[1]
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Arthropods
- Order:
Lepidoptera
()
- Butterflies and Moths
- Family:
Hesperioidea
()
- Subfamily:
Hesperiinae
()
- Grass Skippers
- Genus:
Pastria
()
- Specific name:
albimedia
- Joicey & Talbot, 1917
- Scientific name: - Pastria albimedia Joicey & Talbot, 1917
- Specific name:
albimedia
- Joicey & Talbot, 1917
- Genus:
Pastria
(
- Subfamily:
Hesperiinae
(
- Family:
Hesperioidea
(
- Order:
Lepidoptera
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name .
Similar Species
Members of the genus Pastria
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Further Reading
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- LepIndex: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- The Global Lepidoptera Names Index2, 12.2, 2005.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 7721721
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-186343.0
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1592168
Footnotes
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