Hasora discolor

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Hasora discolor
Hasora discolor mastusia.jpg
H. d. mastusia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Hasora
Species:
H. discolor
Binomial name
Hasora discolor
(C. Felder & R. Felder, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Goniloba discolor C. & R. Felder, 1859
  • Hasora mastusia Fruhstorfer, 1911

Hasora discolor, the green awl, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found as several subspecies in Australia (where it is found along the south-eastern coast of New South Wales and the northern Gulf and north-eastern coast of Queensland), the Aru Islands, Irian Jaya, the Kei Islands, Maluku and Papua New Guinea.

The wingspan is about 40 mm.

The larvae feed on Mucuna gigantea and . They live in a shelter made by cutting and folding a leaf and joining it by silk. Pupation takes place within this shelter.

Subspecies[]

  • Hasora discolor discolor
  • Hasora discolor mastusia Fruhstorfer, 1911 (Queensland, Aru Islands, Irian Jaya, Kei Islands, Papua New Guinea)

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