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 |
x | x | x | x | x | x |
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.