Hidari irava

Hidari irava, commonly known as the coconut skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in southern Myanmar, Thailand, western Malaysia, as well as on Sumatra, Java, Borneo and the Sula Islands.^[2]

Hidari irava
Hidari irava in Rhopalocera Malayana (figure 15)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Hidari
Species:	H. irava
Binomial name
Hidari irava (Moore, [1858])[1]
Synonyms
Hesperia irava Moore, [1858]

The wingspan is 45–55 mm.

The larvae feed on Bambusa species and Cocos nucifera.