Metardaris
Introduction '''''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. cosinga'''s larvae are considered a delicacy, and are known as '''Huaytampo''' to the people of Peru.
References * Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
External links * images representing ''Metardaris cosinga'' at Consortium for the Barcode of Life