Erionota hiraca

Wood-Mason & de Niceville 1881 - White-tipped Skipper

A rarely seen species, owing to its crepuscular (flies at dawn and dusk) habit, and, unlike other members of the genus, prefers to stay in deep forests.

Flight Period

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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Wingspan

52 - 55mm.

Early Stages

Not fully known

Larval Foodplant

Elaeis guineensis (Palmae)

Range

Wide range, from NE India, throught Indo-China, the Malay Peninsular, Sumatra and its offshore islands, Borneo, Java and the Philippines.