Gangara is an IndomalayanSeitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9 genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Species Gangara lebadea (Hewitson, 1886) - banded redeye Gangara thyrsis (Fabricius, 1775) - giant redeye Gangara sanguinocculus (Martin, 1895)Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra Gangara tumpa de Jong, 1992 Celebes The larvae feed on Arecaceae, Musaceae, Philydraceae, Myrtaceae, Poaceae:- Calamus, Korthalsia, Arenga, Caryota, Cocos, Cyrtostachys, Elaeis, Eugeissona, Licuala, Livistona, Musa, Nypa, Philydrum, Psidium, Roystonea, Saccharum, Trachycarpus.Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni y L. M. Hernández (2010) HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosts.Markku Savela (1999-2013) Lepidoptera and some other life forms.
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database