| Contiguous swift | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Polytremis |
| Species: | P. lubricans |
| Binomial name | |
| Polytremis lubricans (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Polytremis lubricans, the contiguous swift, [2] is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Frederic Moore (1878) gives a detailed description for Hesperia toona:
Male. Differs in the fore wings being slightly more elongate, the hind wing more convex exteriorly, and the anal angle less lobed ; markings above similar, those on the fore wing narrower, the spot between the. median branches elongated and extending to their basal angle ; those on the hind wing very small, the outer spot crossed by a vein. Underside brownish-ochreous ; base of fore wing slightly dusky-ochreous ; markings as above.
The larva on feeds on Imperata , Microstegium , Miscanthus [8]
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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. 315. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain :Moore, Frederick (1878). Proceedings of the general meetings for scientific business of the Zoological Society of London. p. 689.  | This Hesperiinae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |