Suniana sunias
Suniana sunias is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Indonesia (Papua, Maluku), Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory and Queensland), Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
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The wingspan is about 25 mm.
The larvae feed on Sorghum verticilliflorum, Paspalum urvillei, Panicum maximum, Leersia hexandra and other Leersia species. They rest in a shelter made from blades of their host plant joined with silk.
Subspecies
- Suniana sunias sunias (Indonesia) - wide-brand grass-dart
- Suniana sunias rectivitta (Mabille, 1878) (New South Wales, Queensland)
- Suniana sunias sauda Waterhouse, 1937 (Northern Territory) - orange dart
- Suniana sunias tanus (Plötz, 1885) (New Guinea)
- Suniana sunias nihana (Fruhstorfer, 1910)
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