Wide-brand Grass-Dart

Suniana sunias

"Suniana sunias" is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Indonesia, Australia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. The wingspan is about 25 mm.
Wide brand grass dart Suniana sunias ssp. rectivitta. (Sub-species rectivitta in New South Wales and Queensland. Sub-species sauda in the Northern Territory). This little butterfly was seen in a roadside verge making its way through the foliage. Larvae feed on various grasses. 25 mm wingspan Arthropod,Australia,Butterfly,Geotagged,Hesperiidae,Lepidoptera,Macro,Suniana sunias,Wide brand Grass Dart,insect,invertebrate,markings,summer

Naming

*"Suniana sunias sunias" - wide-brand grass-dart
⤷ "Suniana sunias rectivitta"
⤷ "Suniana sunias sauda" Waterhouse, 1937 - orange dart
⤷ "Suniana sunias tanus"
⤷ "Suniana sunias nihana"
Suniana sunias, Nimbokrang, Papua One of the upper wings is not fully open, that's why the pattern looks asymmetrical. Australia (continent),Geotagged,Indonesia,New Guinea,Nimbokrang,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,Suniana sunias,West Papua,Western New Guinea

Food

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.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyHesperiidae
GenusSuniana
SpeciesS. sunias
Photographed in
Australia
Indonesia