Sovia | |
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Sovia hyrtacus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Subfamily: | Hesperiinae |
Tribe: | Aeromachini |
Genus: | Sovia |
Sovia is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The species are found in the Indomalayan realm[1] The genus was erected by William Harry Evans in 1949 [2]
Transferred species:
The larvae feed on Gramineae and Hibisceae including Kydia calycina [4]