Cogia
Genus of butterflies
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Cogia is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae).
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Eudaminae |
| Genus: | Cogia Butler, 1870 |
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Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Cogia:[1]
- Cogia abdul Hayward, 1947
- Cogia azila Evans, 1953
- Cogia aziris (Hewitson, 1867)
- Cogia caicus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
- Cogia calchas (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
- Cogia cerradicola (Mielke, 1967)
- Cogia crameri (McHenry, 1960)
- Cogia cursinoi (O. Mielke, 1979)
- Cogia elaites (Hewitson, 1867)
- Cogia eliasi (O. Mielke, 1979)
- Cogia galbula (Plötz, 1881)
- Cogia goya (Evans, 1952)
- Cogia grandis Riley, 1921
- Cogia hassan Butler, 1870
- Cogia hippalus (Edwards, 1882)
- Cogia hiska Evans, 1953
- Cogia moschus (Edwards, 1882)
- Cogia optica (Evans, 1952)
- Cogia outis (Skinner, 1894)
- Cogia punctilia Plötz, 1882
- Cogia stylites (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
- Cogia troilus Mabille, 1898
- Cogia undulatus (Hewitson, 1867)
Biology
The larvae feed on Leguminosae including Acacia Indigofera, Mimosa and on Moraceae (Milicia)[2]
