Hasora discolor
Hasora discolor | |
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H. d. mastusia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Hasora |
Species: | H. discolor
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Binomial name | |
Hasora discolor (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1859)
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Synonyms | |
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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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Categories:
- Hesperiidae
- Butterflies described in 1859
- Hesperiidae stubs