Eetion elia
| Eetion elia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Eetion de Nicéville, 1895 |
| Species: | E. elia |
| Binomial name | |
| Eetion elia (Hewitson, [1866]) | |
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Eetion elia, the white-spot palmer, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1866. It is found in Malaysia and Singapore, as well as on Sumatra and Borneo.[1] The habitat consists of fringes of secondary forests.
The wingspan is about 38 mm. The wings are dark brown, the forewings with white hyaline (glass-like) spots.
The larvae probably feed on Cleistanthus sumatranus. The larvae create leaf shelters. There are five larval instars. Full-grown larvae have a green body and orange head. They reach a length of about 40 mm. Pupation takes place within the leaf shelter.[2]
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