Oriens concinna

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Tamil dartlet
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Oriens
Species:
O. concinna
Binomial name
Oriens concinna
(Elwes & Edwards, 1897)

Oriens concinna, the Tamil dartlet, [1] is a skipper butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is a rare find in India and Australia. [2] [3] In India, it is found in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. [1] [4] [5]

Description

Male. Upperside very dark brown as in Oriens gola , with the dark orange-ochreous discal band and sub-apical spots much as in that species, but it is a distinctly larger species. Forewing comparatively broader, the spots at the end of the cell absent, though in one example the lower spot is present. Hindwing as in O. gola. Cilia as in gola, the yellow parts orange-ochreous, much darker than in gola. Underside with the ground colour similar, but the discal band of the hindwing is somewhat obscure and indistinct. Antennae, palpi, head and body similar. Female like the male.

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References

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  4. W. H., Evans (1949). A Catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia, and Australia in the British Museum. London: British Museum (Natural History). Department of Entomology. p. 371.
  5. 1 2 PD-icon.svg One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain : Swinhoe, Charles (1912–1913). Lepidoptera Indica. Vol. X. London: Lovell Reeve and Co. p. 258.