Eetion elia
Eetion elia, the white-spot palmer, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It was described by William Chapman 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. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Eetion, erected by Lionel de Nicéville in 1895.
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| In William Lucas Distant's Rhopalocera Malayana (figure 25) | |
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| Genus: | Eetion de Nicéville, 1895 |
| Species: | E. elia |
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| Eetion elia (Hewitson, [1866]) | |
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The wingspan is about 38 mm. The wings are dark brown, the forewings with white hyaline (glass-like) spots.
The larvae probably feed on Cleistanthus sumatranus. The larvae create leaf shelters. There are five larval instars. Full-grown larvae have a green body and orange head. They reach a length of about 40 mm. Pupation takes place within the leaf shelter.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku (July 7, 2014). "Eetion elia (Hewitson, [1866])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
- "Life History of Eetion elia". Butterflies of Singapore. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
- "Eetion elia (Hewitson, [1866])". Insecta.pro. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
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