Matapa is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The species of this genus occur in the Indomalayan realm, from India to Sulawesi.[2] They are mainly crepuscular and have red eyes.
Species
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Matapa aria (Moore, [1866])
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Matapa celsina (C. & R. Felder, [1867]) – Celebes, Banggai Island
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Matapa cresta Evans, 1949 – Sikkim to Burma, China, Andamans, Thailand, Laos, Malaya, Borneo, Sumatra
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Matapa deprivata de Jong, 1983 – Burma
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Matapa druna (Moore, [1866])
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Matapa intermedia de Jong, 1983 – Sulawesi
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Matapa pseudodruna X.L. Fan, H. Chiba & M. Wang – China
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Matapa purpurascens Elwes & Edwards, 1897 – Khasi Hills (Assam), China
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Matapa sasivarna (Moore, [1866]) – Sikkim to Burma, Thailand, Laos, Hainan, Malaya, Sumatra
Ecology
The larvae feed on grasses including Bambusa, Dendrocalamus, Dinochloa, Gigantochloa, Ochlandra, and Oxytenanthera.[3]
References
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^ Matapa at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
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^ 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
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Jong de, R. 1983: Revision of the Oriental genus Matapa Moore (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae) with discussion of its phylogeny and geographic History. Zoologische Mededelingen 57 (21): 243–270. Full article: [1]
