''Quedara'' is a genus of
grass skipper
Grass skippers or banded skippers are butterflies of the subfamily Hesperiinae, part of the skipper family, Hesperiidae. The subfamily was established by Pierre André Latreille in 1809.
Description and distribution
With over 2,000 described sp ...
butterflies in the family
Hesperiidae
Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea, but have since been placed in the superfamily Papilion ...
. The genus was established by
Charles Swinhoe
Colonel Charles Swinhoe (27 August 1838 in CalcuttaAlthough many published sources give 1836, the India Office Records note it as 1838 (), the other year being that of his brother Robert. – 2 December 1923) was an English naturalist and lepido ...
in 1919.
Species
Listed alphabetically:
[Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera ]
*''
Quedara albifascia''
(Moore, 1878) – Myanmar, Laos
*''
Quedara basiflava''
(de Nicéville, 889
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Year 889 ( DCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* Guy III, duke of Spoleto, defeats the Lombard king Berengar I at the Trebbia River, and is acclaimed as king ...
– endemic to Western Ghats, India
*''
Quedara flavens''
Devyatkin, 2000 – northern Vietnam, southern Yunnan
*''
Quedara inornata
''Quedara'' is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The genus was established by Charles Swinhoe in 1919.
Species
Listed alphabetically:Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
*''Quedara albifascia'' (Moore, 1878) – ...
''
(Elwes & Edwards, 1897) – Borneo
*''
Quedara monteithi''
(Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 887
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Year 887 ( DCCCLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* November 17 – East Frankish magnates revolt against the inept emperor Charles III (the Fat) in an assembly ...
– dubious flitter – Malaya
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Quedara singularis
''Quedara'' is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The genus was established by Charles Swinhoe in 1919.
Species
Listed alphabetically:Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
*'' Quedara albifascia'' (Moore, 1878) – ...
''
(Mabille, 1893)
Biology
The larvae feed on
Palmae
The Arecaceae () is a family of perennial, flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are colloquially c ...
including ''
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 swee ...
'' and ''
Eugeissona
''Eugeissona'' is a clustering genus of flowering plant in the palm family native to Borneo, Thailand and Malaysia. The six monoecious species provide a wide range of local uses and are commonly called bertam or wild Bornean sago. The genus is th ...
'',
References
Hesperiinae
Hesperiidae genera
Taxa named by Charles Swinhoe
Taxa described in 1919
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