Gangara

For the commune of Niger, see Gangara, Niger.

For the branch of the Soninke, see Soninke people.

Gangara
Gangara sanguinocculus (figure 17)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Tribe:	Erionotini
Genus:	Gangara Moore, [1881]

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

1. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
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. Markku Savela (1999-2013) Lepidoptera and some other life forms.

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database