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'''''Suastus gremius''''', the '''Indian palm bob''' or '''palm bob''', is a [[butterfly]] belonging to the family [[Hesperiidae]]. |
'''''Suastus gremius''''', the '''Indian palm bob''' or '''palm bob''', is a [[butterfly]] belonging to the family [[Hesperiidae]].It is found in the [[Indomalayan realm]] <ref>[[Adalbert Seitz|Seitz, A.]], 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde'' 9</ref> |
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*''S. g. gremius'' South India, Northwest Himalayas to Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Hainan, Hong Kong, Formosa, Langkawi, Malaya |
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*''S. g. chilon'' <small> Doherty, 1891 </small> Sumba |
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*''S. g. subgrisea'' <small> (Moore, 1878) </small> Ceylon |
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==Biology== |
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The larva feeds on species of ''[[Phoenix]]'' , ''[[Rhapis]]'', ''[[Caryota]]'' and ''[[Washingtonia]]'' |
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Suastus gremius (Fabricius, 1798)
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Suastus gremius, the Indian palm bob or palm bob, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.It is found in the Indomalayan realm [1]
Subspecies
- S. g. gremius South India, Northwest Himalayas to Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Hainan, Hong Kong, Formosa, Langkawi, Malaya
- S. g. chilon Doherty, 1891 Sumba
- S. g. subgrisea (Moore, 1878) Ceylon
Biology
The larva feeds on species of Phoenix , Rhapis, Caryota and Washingtonia
References
Media related to Suastus gremius at Wikimedia Commons