Cogia is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae).

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Cogia:

• Cogia abdul Hayward, 1947

• Cogia azila Evans, 1953

• Cogia aziris (Hewitson, 1867)

• Cogia caicus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)

• Cogia calchas (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)

• Cogia cerradicola (Mielke, 1967)

• Cogia crameri (McHenry, 1960)

• Cogia cursinoi (O. Mielke, 1979)

• Cogia elaites (Hewitson, 1867)

• Cogia eliasi (O. Mielke, 1979)

• Cogia galbula (Plötz, 1881)

• Cogia goya (Evans, 1952)

• Cogia grandis Riley, 1921

• Cogia hassan Butler, 1870

• Cogia hippalus (Edwards, 1882)

• Cogia hiska Evans, 1953

• Cogia moschus (Edwards, 1882)

• Cogia optica (Evans, 1952)

• Cogia outis (Skinner, 1894)

• Cogia punctilia Plötz, 1882

• Cogia stylites (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)

• Cogia troilus Mabille, 1898

• Cogia undulatus (Hewitson, 1867)

Biology

The larvae feed on Leguminosae including Acacia Indigofera, Mimosa and on Moraceae (Milicia)

References

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

• Cogia at funet