Polytremis

Polytremis
Polytremis pellucida from Japan. Mounted specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Tribe: Baorini
Genus: Polytremis
Mabille, 1904

Polytremis is a mainly Eastern Palaearctic genus of grass skipper in the family Hesperiidae.

Species

[1]

Host plants

Species of the genus Polytremis feed on plants of the family Poaceae. Host plants include the genera Microstegium, Imperata, Miscanthus, Saccharum, Oryza, Phragmites, Sasa. [1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 Funet
  2. Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni y L. M. Hernández (2010) HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosts.
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