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Suniana sunias

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Kingdom
  
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Hesperiidae

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Taractrocerini

Suniana sunias

Suniana sunias is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Indonesia (Papua, Maluku), Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory and Queensland), Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

The wingspan is about 25 mm.

The larvae feed on Sorghum verticilliflorum, Paspalum urvillei, Panicum maximum, Leersia hexandra and other Leersia species. They rest in a shelter made from blades of their host plant joined with silk.

Subspecies

  • Suniana sunias sunias (Indonesia) - wide-brand grass-dart
  • Suniana sunias rectivitta (Mabille, 1878) (New South Wales, Queensland)
  • Suniana sunias sauda Waterhouse, 1937 (Northern Territory) - orange dart
  • Suniana sunias tanus (Plötz, 1885) (New Guinea)
  • Suniana sunias nihana (Fruhstorfer, 1910)
  • References

    Suniana sunias Wikipedia


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