Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Hesperiidae > Hesperiinae > Aeromachini > Matapa
Matapa aria (Moore, [1866]) – Common Branded Redeye
Subspecies in India:
No subspecies are listed under this species. It is also known as the Common Redeye.
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- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- References
Matapa aria – Common Branded Redeye
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Poaceae (Robinson et al. 2010), Bambusa (Davidson & Aitken 1890; Bell 1926; Robinson et al. 2010), Bambusa bambos (Bell 1926; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Bambusa vulgaris (Kalesh & Prakash 2007), Dendrocalamus strictus (Bell 1926; Robinson et al. 2010), Ochlandra scriptoria (Kalesh & Prakash 2007), Ochlandra talbotii (Bell 1926; Robinson et al. 2010), Ochlandra travancorica (Kalesh & Prakash 2007), Oxytenanthera (Bell 1926; Robinson et al. 2010), Teinostachyum (Davidson et al. 1897; Swinhoe 1913) (Poaceae).
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
References:
Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Hesperiidae > Hesperiinae > Aeromachini > Matapa
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Saji, K., P. Kale, A. Kane, S. Debnath. 2021. Matapa aria (Moore, [1866]) – Common Branded Redeye. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.15. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/599/Matapa-aria
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