Pelopidas conjuncta
| Conjoined Swift | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Pelopidas |
| Species: | P. conjuncta |
| Binomial name | |
| Pelopidas conjuncta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) | |
Pelopidas conjuncta, commonly known as the Conjoined Swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.
The larvae are known to breed on Rottboellia cochinchinensis.[1]
References
- ↑ Kalesh, S & S K Prakash (2007). "Additions ot the larval host plants of butterflies of the Western Ghats, Kerala, Southern India (Rhopalocera, Lepidoptera): Part 1". J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 104 (2): 235–238.
