Matapa (butterfly)

Matapa is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.

The species of this genus occur in the Indomalayan realm, from India to Sulawesi.

[2] They are mainly crepuscular and have red eyes.

The larvae feed on grasses including Bambusa, Dendrocalamus, Dinochloa, Gigantochloa, Ochlandra, and Oxytenanthera.

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