Metardaris is a Neotropical genus of firetips in the family Hesperiidae. The genus is monotypic containing the single species Metardaris cosinga, present in Bolivia and Peru. M. cosingas larvae are considered a delicacy, and are known as Huaytampo' to the people of Peru.
Metardaris is a Neotropical genus of firetips in the family Hesperiidae. The genus is monotypic containing the single species Metardaris cosinga, present in Bolivia and Peru. M. cosingas larvae are considered a delicacy, and are known as Huaytampo' to the people of Peru.
==References== Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
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