''Acerbas'' is an
Indomalayan genus of
skipper butterflies.
Species
Species in ''Acerbas'' are:
* ''
Acerbas anthea
Acerbas was a Tyrian priest of Hercules (that is, Melqart, the Tyrian Hercules), who married Elissa, the daughter of king Mattan I, and sister of Pygmalion
Pygmalion or Pigmalion may refer to:
Mythology
* Pygmalion (mythology), a sculptor wh ...
''
(Hewitson, 1868) (Burma to Malaya, Java, Cambodia, Luzon)
* ''
Acerbas azona''
(Hewitson, 1866) (Celebes)
* ''
Acerbas duris
Acerbas was a Tyrian priest of Hercules (that is, Melqart, the Tyrian Hercules), who married Elissa, the daughter of king Mattan I, and sister of Pygmalion. He was possessed of considerable wealth, which, knowing the avarice of Pygmalion, who ...
''
(Mabille, 1883) (Philippines)
* ''
Acerbas latefascia
Acerbas was a Tyrian priest of Hercules (that is, Melqart, the Tyrian Hercules), who married Elissa, the daughter of king Mattan I, and sister of Pygmalion. He was possessed of considerable wealth, which, knowing the avarice of Pygmalion, who ...
''
de Jong, 1982 (Celebes)
* ''
Acerbas martini
Acerbas was a Tyre (Lebanon), Tyrian priest of Hercules (that is, Melqart, the Tyrian Hercules), who married Dido (Queen of Carthage), Elissa, the daughter of king Mattan I, and sister of Pygmalion of Tyre, Pygmalion. He was possessed of conside ...
''
(Distant & Pryer, 1887) (Philippines)
* ''
Acerbas nitidifasciata
Acerbas was a Tyrian priest of Hercules (that is, Melqart, the Tyrian Hercules), who married Elissa, the daughter of king Mattan I, and sister of Pygmalion. He was possessed of considerable wealth, which, knowing the avarice of Pygmalion, who ...
''
Elwes & Edwards, 1897
* ''
Acerbas selta''
Evans, 1949 (Borneo)
* ''
Acerbas suttoni''
Russel, 1984 (Celebes)
Biology
''Acerbas anthea'' larvae feed on ''
Calamus
Calamus may refer to:
Botany and zoology
* ''Calamus'' (fish), a genus of fish in the family Sparidae
* ''Calamus'' (palm), a genus of rattan palms
* Calamus, the hollow shaft of a feather, also known as the quill
* '' Acorus calamus'', the swe ...
''.
[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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File:Piepers and Snellen Rhopalocera of Java Plate VIII.jpg , ''Acerbas anthea'' in Piepers and Snellen ''The Rhopalocera of Java''
File:RhopaloceraMalayanaXXXV.jpg , ''Acerbas anthea'' in ''Rhopalocera Malayana''
References
External links
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database''Acerbas'' de Nicéville, 1895
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Erionotini
Hesperiidae genera
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