Baracus vittatus explained
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]
Description
In 1891, Edward Yerbury Watson described this butterfly as:
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.[8]
See also
Notes and References
- Gamage, R. 2014. An Illustrated Field Guide to the Fauna of Sri Lanka, Butterflies. Akalanka Dunwathta. Baddegama
- Web site: Savela . Markku . Baracus vittatus (Felder, 1862) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . June 30, 2018.
- Book: Moore, Frederic. The Lepidoptera of Ceylon. L. Reeve & co.. 1880. London. 162.
- Book: Elwes & Edwards. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. Zoological Society of London. 1897. London. 169–171.
- Book: Moore, Frederic. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Zoological Society of London. 1884. London. 534.
- Book: W. H., Evans. A Catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia, and Australia in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History). Department of Entomology. 1949. London. 237–238.
- Book: Varshney. R.. Smetacek. P.. A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India.. Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal and Indinov Publishing. New Delhi. 40–41. 2015.
- 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