Quedara basiflava, the yellow-base flitter Kunte, K. and K. Saji. 2013. Quedara basiflava de Nicéville, 1888 – Yellow-base Flitter. In K. Kunte, S. Kalesh & U. Kodandaramaiah (eds.). Butterflies of India, v. 1.06. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. or golden flitter, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae and is endemic to India's Western Ghats.Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Quedara.
Description
Food plants The larvae feed on Calamus hookerianus, Calamus pseudofeanus, Calamus rotang and Calamus thwaitesii.
References