Notocrypta curvifascia
| Restricted demon | |
|---|---|
| |
| From Wayanad, Kerala, India | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Notocrypta |
| Species: | N. curvifascia
|
| Binomial name | |
| Notocrypta curvifascia | |
Notocrypta curvifascia, the restricted demon,[1] is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. N. curvifascia is commonly found in many regions of temperate and tropical East Asia, Indonesia, and the Indian subcontinent.[1][2]
Among butterflies, it is relatively small, at approximately 4 cm long (adult). Its wings are dark brown to black, with a white eyespot near the trailing end.
Host plants
[edit]
The larval host plants include members of the Zingiberaceae and Musaceae families such as Alpinia japonica, Alpinia zerumbet, Curcuma decipiens, Costus speciosus,[3] Curcuma longa, Globba marantina, Musa acuminata × balbisiana, Zingiber casumunar, Zingiber odoriferum, Zingiber officinale.[4] Other plants include Hedychium species[3] and Zingiber zerumbet.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b R.K., Varshney; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. pp. 48–49. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
- ^ W. H., Evans (1949). A Catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia, and Australia in the British Museum. London: British Museum (Natural History). Department of Entomology. p. 286.
- ^ a b Kunte, K. (2006). "Additions to the known larval host plants of Indian butterflies". J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 103 (1): 119–121.
- ^ Gaden S. Robinson; Phillip R. Ackery; Ian J. Kitching; George W. Beccaloni; Luis M. Hernández. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". Retrieved March 1, 2007.
- ^ Kalesh, S & S K Prakash (2007). "Additions of 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.
 | This Hesperiinae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |