Oriens gola
Appearance
Oriens gola | |
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Oriens gola in Moore, 1877 (figure 9) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Oriens |
Species: | O. gola
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Binomial name | |
Oriens gola (Moore, 1877)
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Synonyms | |
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Oriens gola, the common dartlet, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Sri Lanka and India (Kumaon, Sikkim, Assam) to Burma, Thailand, Vietnam,[1] Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and Sumatra.[2]
The wingspan is about 22–27 mm.[3]
The larvae feed on Imperata and Paspalum species, as well as Ottochloa nodosa.
Subspecies
[edit]- Oriens gola gola
- Oriens gola nipata (Fruhstorfer, 1911) (Sumnba)
- Oriens gola pseudolus (Mabille, 1883) (Vietnam)
- Oriens gola yunnana Lee, 1962
References
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