Cogia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Eudaminae
Genus: Cogia
Butler, 1870
Synonyms
  • Phoedinus Godman & Salvin, 1894
  • Anaperus Mabille & Boullet, 1919
  • Caicella Hemming, 1934

Cogia is a genus of 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 and on Moraceae (Milicia)[2]

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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


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