Baracus vittatus, the hedge-hopper, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. Description In 1891, Edward Yerbury Watson described this butterfly as: Subspecies B. v. vittatus (Felder, 1862) Sri Lanka B. v. subditus Moore, [1884] south India B. v. septentrionum Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, [1887] Sikkim to northeast India B. v. hampsoni Elwes & Edwards, 1897 (Hampson's hedge hopper) south India B. v. gotha Evans, 1949 Tamil Nadu Life history The larvae feed on Gramineae. See also Papilionidae List of butterflies of India List of butterflies of India (Hesperiidae) References Hesperiinae Butterflies of Asia