Genus of butterflies
Not to be confused with
Kogia .
Cogia cajeta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) Cogia Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae ).
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Cogia :[ 1]
Cogia abdul Hayward, 1947 Cogia azila Evans, 1953 Cogia aziris (Hewitson, 1867) Cogia caicus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) Cogia calchas (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) Cogia cerradicola (Mielke, 1967) Cogia crameri (McHenry, 1960) Cogia cursinoi (O. Mielke, 1979) Cogia elaites (Hewitson, 1867) Cogia eliasi (O. Mielke, 1979) Cogia galbula (Plötz, 1881) Cogia goya (Evans, 1952) Cogia grandis Riley, 1921 Cogia hassan Butler, 1870 Cogia hippalus (Edwards, 1882) Cogia outis (Skinner, 1894) Cogia optica (Evans, 1952) Cogia punctilia Plötz, 1882 Cogia stylites (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) Cogia troilus Mabille, 1898 Cogia undulatus (Hewitson, 1867)
Biology
The larvae feed on Leguminosae including Acacia Indigofera Mimosa Moraceae (Milicia [ 2]
References
^ Li, Wenlin; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Zhang, Jing; Hallwachs, Winnie; Janzen, Daniel H.; Grishin, Nick V. (26 March 2019). "Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns" . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . 116 (13). Supporting Information: Appendix pp.10–24. Bibcode :2019PNAS..116.6232L . doi :10.1073/pnas.1821304116 PMC 6442542 PMID 30877254 . ^ Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni & L. M. Hernández, 2010. HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London. nhm hosts
