Suastus
Introduction '''''Suastus''''', whose members are called '''palm bobs,''' is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Species *''Suastus gremius'' (Fabricius, 1798) South India, Northwest Himalayas to Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Hainan, Hong Kong, Formosa, Langkawi, Malaya, Sri Lanka, Sumba, Indian palm bob*''Suastus minuta'' (Moore, 1877) South India, Sikkim to Burma, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Laos, Hainan, Vietnam and Malaya, Small palm bob*''Suastus everyx'' (Mabille, 1883) Burma, Thailand, Malaya, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Bali, White palm bob*''Suastus migreus'' (Semper, 1892) Philippines==Biology== The larvae feed on Palmae including ''Arenga'', ''Borassus'', ''Caryota'', ''Chamaerops'', ''Cocos'' , ''Licuala'', ''Phoenix'', ''Rhapis'' , ''Trachycarpus'', ''Calamus''
References * Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database* ''Suastus''  Moore, 1881 at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''