Common Dartlet (Oriens gola)

Appearance

The is about 22–27 mm. Adults are dark chocolate brown with amber-coloured bands on both fore- and hindwings.

Oriens Gola pseudolus - Common Dartlet Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Scrubland.
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Naming

*"Oriens gola gola"
⤷ "Oriens gola nipata"
⤷ "Oriens gola pseudolus"
⤷ "Oriens gola yunnana" Lee, 1962

Habitat

The habitat consists of sunny glades and clearings in secondary forests and plantations. It is also found along roadsides, riverbanks and other sheltered grassy habitats at elevations up to 400 metes.

Oriens Gola pseudolus - Common Dartlet A low level flyer found on grassy scrubland. Difficult to photograph, although plenty of opportunities, with the large population, will be had.

The butterfly usually waits until you have lay down on the ground for the shot. You will be just about ready to fire, when the skipper will hop over to a close by bloom. Not however, close enough for you to avoid having to get up again. This will repeat several times, until you realize that the butterfly is taking the mickey.

Once you get back to the lab, you will discover that the butterfly has about 20 cousins that all look almost identical.

Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Scrubland.
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Food

The larvae feed on "Imperata" and "Paspalum" species, as well as "Ottochloa nodosa". They are whitish dorsally, suffusing into pale green below. The head is pale yellowish-green.

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Taxonomy
Kingdom	Animalia
Division	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Hesperiidae
Genus	Oriens
Species	O. gola

Photographed in
Indonesia