Borbo cinnara
Rice swift | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Borbo |
Species: | B. cinnara |
Binomial name | |
Borbo cinnara (Wallace, 1866)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Borbo cinnara, commonly known as the rice swift or Formosan swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Burma, Vietnam and Australia.
Larvae are known to feed on Setaria barbata, Axonopus compressus, Rottboellia cochinchinensis and Brachiaria mutica.[2]
Gallery
- In Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary, India
- At Ananthagiri Hills
References
External links
Media related to Borbo cinnara at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Borbo cinnara at Wikispecies
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