Suniana

Suniana
	Suniana sunias
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Subfamily:	Hesperiinae
Tribe:	Taractrocerini
Genus:	Suniana; Evans, 1934
Species
	3, see text

Suniana is a genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, the skippers. It is composed of three species, all native to the Australian faunal region, Australia and several surrounding island nations.^[1]

Suniana is sister group to the genus Ocybadistes.^[1]

Species

Suniana lascivia (Rosenstock, 1885) – dingy grass-dart, northern dingy-dart
Suniana subfasciata (Rothschild, 1915)
Suniana sunias (Felder, 1860) – wide-brand grass-dart, orange dart

References

^ ^a ^b de Jong, R. (1998). Halmahera and Seram: different histories, but similar butterfly faunas. In: Hall, R. and J. D. Holloway. (Eds.) Biogeography and Geological Evolution of SE Asia. Buckhuys Publishers, Leiden, 315-25.

External links

Suniana. Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum.
Suniana. Funet.

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[de-1] Jong, R. (1998). Halmahera and Seram: different histories, but similar butterfly faunas. In: Hall, R. and J. D. Holloway. (Eds.) Biogeography and Geological Evolution of SE Asia. Buckhuys Publishers, Leiden, 315-25.

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