Salanoemia is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
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Salanoemia sala (Hewitson, 1866) - maculate lancer
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Salanoemia noemi (de Nicéville, 1885) India (Sikkim, Assam)
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Salanoemia tavoyana (Evans, 1926) Burma, Thailand, North Malaysia, Borneo
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Salanoemia fuscicornis (Elwes & Edwards, 1897) Burma, Thailand, Laos, North Malaysia (Langkawi), Borneo
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Salanoemia shigerui Maruyama, 2000 Sumatra
Biology
The larvae feed on Palmae including Calamus subtenuis[2]
Salanoemia sala and Salanoemia fuscicornis in Elwes & Edwards, 1897 A Revision of the Oriental Hesperiidae
Salanoemia similis in Elwes & Edwards, 1897 A Revision of the Oriental Hesperiidae
References
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^ Eliot in Corbet & Pendlebury, 1978 The butterflies of the Malay Peninsula. Third Edition revised by J. N. Eliot Butterflies Malay Peninsula (3rd edn) : 1-578, pl. 1-55
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^ 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