Borbo impar

Yellow swift
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Borbo
Species:	B. impar
Binomial name
Borbo impar (Mabille, 1883)
Synonyms
Baoris laviniaWaterhouse, 1932 Caltoris laracaSwinhoe, 1907 Carystus tetragraphusMabille, 1891 Pamphila imparMabille, 1883 Parnara bipunctataElwes & J. Edwards, 1897 Parnara sidataFruhstorfer, 1911 Pelopidas lavellaEvans, 1937 Baoris impar

Borbo impar, the yellow swift, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from the Northern Territory of Australia and Indonesia to the Solomons

The wingspan is 30–40 mm.

The larvae feed on Poaceae species, including Panicum maximum , Pennisetum pedicellatum and Rottboellia cochinensis .

Subspecies

• Borbo impar impar
• Borbo impar lavinia(Waterhouse, 1932)

External links

• Australian Insects