Suniana lascivia

Suniana lascivia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
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;

Suniana lascivia, the dingy grass-dart or dingy dart, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. 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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