Grass Demon (Udaspes folus) dorsal |
This is Udaspes folus, commonly name as Grass Demon. The dorsal (upper side) colours are brown with white dots and the ventral (lower side) colours dominate with white, particularly abdomen and thorax.
It's known as pest of turmeric
Grass Demon (Udaspes folus) ventral |
Grass Demon (Udaspes folus) dorsal |
Classification
Kingdom
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Animalia
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Phylum
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Arthopoda
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Class
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Insecta
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Order
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Lepidoptera
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Family
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Hesperiidae
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Genus
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Udaspes
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Species
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Udaspes folus Cramer
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References
ID: (Compare image and the characteristics)
- Butterfly Circle. Udaspes folus. Accessed on 14-03-2019.
- iNaturalist. Accessed on 14-03-2019.
- Naik, D., and M. S. Mustak. 2016. A Checklist of butterfly of Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 8 (12).
- Supardi, N. I. 2012. The Grass Demon Skipper (Udaspes folus). Accessed on 14-03-2019.
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