Species of butterfly
Notocrypta curvifascia restricted demon ,[ 1] butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae . N. curvifascia is commonly found in many regions of temperate and tropical East Asia , Indonesia , and the Indian subcontinent .[ 1] [ 2]
Among butterflies, it is relatively small, at approximately 4 cm long (adult). Its wings are dark brown to black, with a white eyespot near the trailing end.
Host plants
The larval host plants include members of the Zingiberaceae and Musaceae families such as Alpinia japonica Alpinia zerumbet Curcuma decipiens Costus speciosus [ 3] Curcuma longa Globba marantina Musa acuminata × balbisiana Zingiber casumunar Zingiber odoriferum Zingiber officinale [ 4] Hedychium [ 3] Zingiber zerumbet [ 5]
References
^ a b R.K., Varshney; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India 48– 49. doi :10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164 . ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9 ^ W. H., Evans (1949). A Catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia, and Australia in the British Museum ^ a b Kunte, K. (2006). "Additions to the known larval host plants of Indian butterflies". J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc . 103 (1): 119– 121. ^ Gaden S. Robinson; Phillip R. Ackery; Ian J. Kitching; George W. Beccaloni; Luis M. Hernández. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants" . Retrieved March 1, 2007 . ^ Kalesh, S & S K Prakash (2007). "Additions of the larval host plants of butterflies of the Western Ghats, Kerala, Southern India (Rhopalocera, Lepidoptera): Part 1". J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc . 104 (2): 235– 238.
