Biology:Astictopterus jama

Short description: Species of butterfly

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
Synonyms
List 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 coon, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Southeast 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

Wikidata ☰ Q4810871 entry