Biology:Cogia
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Short description: Genus of butterflies
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Eudaminae |
| Genus: | Cogia Butler, 1870 |
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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
- ↑ 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. doi:10.1073/pnas.1821304116. PMID 30877254. Bibcode: 2019PNAS..116.6232L.
- ↑ 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
Wikidata ☰ Q1366843 entry
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