Ancistroides folus

Ancistroides folus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Ancistroides
Species:
A. folus
Binomial name
Ancistroides folus
(Cramer, 1775)

Ancistroides folus, the grass demon,[1] is a small but prominent butterfly found in India & Nepal that belongs to the skipper family, Hesperiidae.[2][3][4][5][1][6][7][8] It is regarded as an occasional pest of ginger and turmeric plants.[9][10]

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  2. ^ Cramer, Pieter (1775). De uitlandsche kapellen, voorkomende in de drie waereld-deelen Asia, Africa en America. Amsteldam: Chez S.J. Baalde; A Utrecht: Chez Barthelmy Wild. pp. 118, 74.
  3. ^ Watson, E. Y. (1891). Hesperiidae Indicae: being a reprint of descriptions of the Hesperiidae of India, Burma, and Ceylon. Madras: Vest and Company. p. 125.
  4. ^ Savela, Markku. "Udaspes folus (Cramer, [1775])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  5. ^ Moore, Frederic (1880). The Lepidoptera of Ceylon. London: L. Reeve & co. p. 177.
  6. ^ Inayoshi, Yutaka. "Udaspes folus (Cramer,[1775])". Butterflies in Indo-China. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  7. ^ Evans, W. H. (1949). A Catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia, and Australia in the British Museum. London: British Museum (Natural History). Department of Entomology. p. 292.
  8. ^ Public Domain One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Swinhoe, Charles (1912–1913). Lepidoptera Indica. Vol. X. Vol. 10. London: Lovell Reeve and Co. p. 205.
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