Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Actinor radians Rank Species | Genus ActinorWatson, 1893 Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Actinor radians, the veined dart, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, Actinor being a monotypic Himalayan genus.
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Description
Male. Upperside luteous-brown, basal hairy scales yellow. Cilia cinereous-white: forewing with a pale-yellow constricted spot at end of the cell, and an irregular transverse continuous discal band of spots with their lower angles continued outward along the veins; hindwing with a yellow streak at end of the cell and a short discal band with outer rays. Underside paler, minutely speckled with yellowish-white; forewing as above, the hind margin being also broadly yellow; hindwing with a subbasal spot, all the veins, and two (a median and a discal) transverse sinuous bands pale yellow. Palpi, body beneath and legs yellowish-white.
Wingspan of 1.5 inches.
Distribution
The butterfly occurs from Chitral to Kumaon in the Himalayas up to 4,000 feet (1,200 m).
Status
It is not rare.