Astictopterus jama C.Felder & R.Felder, 1860 is a animal in the Hesperiidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Astictopterus jama C.Felder & R.Felder, 1860

Astictopterus jama C.Felder & R.Felder, 1860

Astictopterus jama (forest hopper/coon) is a Southeast Asian Hesperiidae butterfly whose larvae feed on Miscanthus sinensis.

Family
Genus
Astictopterus
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Astictopterus jama C.Felder & R.Felder, 1860

Astictopterus jama, commonly known as the forest hopper or coon, is a species of butterfly that belongs to the family Hesperiidae. This species is distributed in Southeast Asia. The larvae of Astictopterus jama feed on Miscanthus sinensis.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Hesperiidae Astictopterus

More from Hesperiidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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