Oriens gola

Oriens gola
Oriens gola in Moore, 1877 (figure 9)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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.[2]

The wingspan is about 22–27 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Imperata and Paspalum species, as well as Ottochloa nodosa.

Subspecies

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

References

  1. ^ Oriens at funet
  2. ^ Butterflies of Thailand, Malaysia & Borneo
  3. ^ Butterflies of Singapore


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