Review Article

Skipper butterflies (Hesperiidae: Lepidoptera) common to Sulawesi (Indonesia) and India, with their host plants

Akhlaq Husain¹ and Wajid Hasan²

¹(Zoological Survey of India, former Scientist-E)

41, Hari Vihar, Vijay Park, Chakrata Road, Dehra Dun-248001, Uttarakhand, India.

²Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jehanabad, BAU, Sabour, Bihar

*Corresponding author e-mail: drakhlaqhusain@gmail.com

(Received: 31/08/2023; Revised: 19/10/2023; Accepted: 28/11/2023; Published: 20/12/2023)

ABSTRACT

The present communication deals with the Skipper butterflies (Hesperiidae: Lepidoptera) common to Sulawesi (Indonesia) and India with their common names, host plants and updating.

Keywords: Skippers, Sulawesi and India.