Eetion elia
| Eetion elia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Eetion de Nicéville, 1895 |
| Species: | E. elia |
| Binomial name | |
| Eetion elia (Hewitson, [1866]) | |
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Eetion elia, the White-spot palmer, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It was described by Hewitson in 1866. It is found in Malaysia and Singapore, as well as on Sumatra and Borneo.[1] The habitat consists of fringes of secondary forests.
The wingspan is about 38 mm. The wings are dark brown, the forewings with white hyaline spots.
The larvae probably feed on Cleistanthus sumatranus. The larvae create leaf shelters. There are five larval instars. Full-grown larvae have an green body and orange head. They reach a length of about 40 mm. Pupation takes place within the leaf shelter.[2]
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