Astictopterus jama

Astictopterus jama

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Astictopterus
Species:	A. jama
Binomial name
*Astictopterus jama* C. & R. Felder, 1860^[1]
Synonyms
Tagiades pulligo Mabille, 1876 Tagiades pulligo Mabille, 1876 Isoteinon melania Plötz, 1885 Cyclopides chinensis Leech, 1890 Astictopterus olivascens Moore, 1878 Cyclopides henrici Holland, 1887 Astictopterus kada Swinhoe, 1893 Astictopterus olivascens permagnus Fruhstorfer, 1910 Astictopterus henrici tonkinianus Fruhstorfer, 1910 Astictopterus quadripunctatus Swinhoe, 1915

Astictopterus jama, the Forest Hopper or the Coon, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Asia.

Astictopterus jama olivascens

The larvae feed on Miscanthus sinensis.

Subspecies

Astictopterus jama jama (Thailand, Langkawi, Malaysia, Tioman, Aur, Singapore, Sumatra, Java)
Astictopterus jama chinensis (Leech, 1890) (China)
Astictopterus jama olivascens Moore, 1878 (Sikkim to Burma, Andamans, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Hainan, southern China, Yunnan)

References

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