Suniana lascivia

Suniana lascivia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Taractrocerini
Genus: Suniana
Species: S. lascivia
Binomial name
Suniana lascivia
(Rosenstock, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Pamphila lascivia Rosenstock, 1885
  • Pamphila neocles Mabille, 1891
  • Suniana lasus Waterhouse, 1937
  • Suniana larrakia Couchman, 1951

The Dingy Grass-dart or Dingy Dart (Suniana lascivia) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia), Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

The larvae feed on Panicum maximum and Imperata cylindrica species. During the day, it rests in a vertical shelter formed by joining leaves of the host plant with silk.

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