Cogia

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

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
• Cogia at funet