Quedara basiflava
| Golden Tree Flitter | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Quedara |
| Species: | Q. basiflava |
| Binomial name | |
| Quedara basiflava (de Nicéville, 1888) | |
Quedara basiflava, commonly known as the Yellow-Base Flitter [1] /Golden Tree Flitter, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae and is endemic to Western Ghats of India.[2]
Food plants
The larvae feed on Calamus pseudotenuis, Calamus rotang and Calamus thwaitesii.[3]
References
- ↑ Kunte, K. and K. Saji. 2013. Quedara basiflava de Nicéville, 1888 – Yellow-base Flitter. In K. Kunte, S. Kalesh & U. Kodandaramaiah (eds.). Butterflies of India, v. 1.06. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
- ↑ Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Quedara genus.
- ↑ K. Kunte (2006). "Additions to the known larval host plants of Indian butterflies". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 103 (1): 119–121.