Number: 266
Family: Hesperiidae
Family: Hesperiidae
Sub-Family : Pyrgiinae
Species: Abraximorpha davidii elfina Evans, 1949
Common name(s): The Mimic Flat
Photography location: Cuc Phuong N.P. (Ninh Binh Prov.)
Abraximorpha davidii elfina, Cuc Phuong N.P., May 2017
This species mimics some moths of the Arctidae and Geometridae families (i.e. Abraxas)
Another individual, same locality
The end of the road...
Specimen captured by Lynx spiders (family Oxyopidae). This active spiders do not build a nest or web but capture their prey by pouncing upon them
Abraximorpha is a small Asian genus of Pyrgine skippers comprising 4 known species - davidii, esta, heringi & pieridoides. Monastyrskii & Devyatkin (2016) listed 3 species in Vietnam viz. davidii, esta & heringi.
In 2016, Huang et al. established the new genus Albiphasma for Abraximorpha heringi and A. pieridoides.
This species mimics some moths of the Arctidae and Geometridae families (i.e. Abraxas)
Specimen captured by Lynx spiders (family Oxyopidae). This active spiders do not build a nest or web but capture their prey by pouncing upon them
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