Hasora discolor

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Hasora discolor
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Hasora
Species:
H. discolor
Binomial name
Hasora discolor
Synonyms
  • Goniloba discolorC. & R. Felder, 1859
  • Hasora mastusiaFruhstorfer, 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 Mucuna novoguineensis .

Subspecies