| Veined dart | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Hesperiinae |
| Tribe: | Astictopterini |
| Genus: | Actinor Watson, 1893 |
| Species: | A. radians |
| Binomial name | |
| Actinor radians (Moore, 1878) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Actinor is a Himalayan genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Actinor radians, the veined dart. [1] [2]
Male. Upperside luteous-brown, basal hairy scales yellow. Cilia cinereous-white: forewing with a pale-yellow constricted spot at end of the cell, and an irregular transverse continuous discal band of spots with their lower angles continued outward along the veins; hindwing with a yellow streak at end of the cell and a short discal band with outer rays. Underside paler, minutely speckled with yellowish-white; forewing as above, the hind margin being also broadly yellow; hindwing with a subbasal spot, all the veins, and two (a median and a discal) transverse sinuous bands pale yellow. Palpi, body beneath and legs yellowish-white.
Wingspan of 1.5 inches.
The butterfly occurs from Chitral to Kumaon in the Himalayas up to 4,000 feet (1,200 m). [4]
It is not rare. [4]
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