Gangara Explained

Gangara is an Indomalayan^[1] genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Species

• Gangara lebadea (Hewitson, 1886) - banded redeye
• Gangara thyrsis (Fabricius, 1775) - giant redeye
• Gangara sanguinocculus (Martin, 1895)Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
• Gangara tumpa de Jong, 1992 Celebes

The larvae feed on Arecaceae, Musaceae, Philydraceae, Myrtaceae, Poaceae:- Calamus, Korthalsia, Arenga, Caryota, Cocos, Cyrtostachys, Elaeis, Eugeissona, Licuala, Livistona, Musa, Nypa, Philydrum, Psidium, Roystonea, Saccharum, Trachycarpus.^{[2] [3]}

References

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

Notes and References

1. [Adalbert Seitz|Seitz, A.]
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.
3. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/gangara/ Markku Savela (1999-2013) Lepidoptera and some other life forms