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Arrhenes marnas

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Arrhenes marnas
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A. marnas
Binomial name
Arrhenes marnas
(Felder, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Arrhenes dipavansa (Fruhstorfer, 1911)
  • Arrhenes simillima (Rothschild, 1916)
  • Pamphila marnas Felder, 1860
  • Ocybadistes affinis Waterhouse & Lyell, 1912

Arrhenes marnas, the affinis skipper or swamp darter, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. The species was described by Felder in 1860. It is found from Queensland to Papua.

The larvae feed on Leesia hexandra.

Subspecies

  • Arrhenes marnas marnas
  • Arrhenes marnas affinis (north-east coastal strip of Queensland)