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Oriens gola

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Oriens gola
Oriens gola in Moore, 1877 (figure 9)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Oriens
Species:
O. gola
Binomial name
Oriens gola
(Moore, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Pamphila gola Moore, 1877
  • Pamphila pseudolus Mabille, 1883
  • Telicota gola rajagriha Fruhstorfer, 1911
  • Telicota gola trishna Fruhstorfer, 1911
  • Telicota gola nipata Fruhstorfer, 1911

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. 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.[2]

The wingspan is about 22–27 mm. Adults are dark chocolate brown with amber-coloured bands on both fore- and hindwings.[3]

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.

Subspecies

  • Oriens gola gola
  • Oriens gola nipata (Fruhstorfer, 1911) (Sumnba)
  • Oriens gola pseudolus (Mabille, 1883) (Vietnam)
  • Oriens gola yunnana Lee, 1962

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