''Quedara basiflava'', the yellow-base flitter
[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]
/ref> or golden flitter,[ is a ]butterfly
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
belonging to 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 ...
and is endemic to India's Western Ghats.[Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter]
Page on genus ''Quedara''.
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Description
Food plants
The larvae feed on '' Calamus hookerianus'', '' Calamus pseudofeanus'', '' Calamus rotang'' and '' Calamus thwaitesii''.
References
Hesperiinae
Butterflies described in 1888
Butterflies of Asia
Taxa named by Lionel de Nicéville
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