Grass Demon

Udaspes folus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae

Ancistroides folus, the grass demon, is a small but prominent butterfly found in India & Nepal that belongs to the skipper family, Hesperiidae. It is regarded as an occasional pest of ginger and turmeric plants. Description Male.

Distribution

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Sources and credits

Photo(c) Firos AK, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Firos AK · CC-BY DescriptionAncistroides folus, Wikipedia contributors

Grass Demon

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