Oriens (butterfly)

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Oriens
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Oriens goloides
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Erionotini
Genus: Oriens
Evans, 1932
Synonyms
  • NicevilleaEvans, 1926 (preocc. NicevilleaHampson, 1895)

Oriens, the dartlets, is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the subfamily Hesperiinae (Hesperiidae). The genus was described by William Harry Evans in 1932.

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Species

Biology

The larvae feed on grasses including Imperata , Oryza , and Paspalum . [1]

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References

  1. Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni & L. M. Hernández, 2010. HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London. nhm hosts