Parnara guttatus (Bremer & Grey, 1853) is a animal in the Hesperiidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Parnara guttatus (Bremer & Grey, 1853)

Parnara guttatus (Bremer & Grey, 1853)

Parnara guttatus, the common straight swift, is a 40 mm wingspan Hesperiidae butterfly found across parts of East and Southeast Asia.

Family
Genus
Parnara
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Parnara guttatus (Bremer & Grey, 1853)

Parnara guttatus, commonly known as the common straight swift, is a butterfly species that belongs to the family Hesperiidae. This species is found in the Indomalayan realm, Amur in the Russian Far East, eastern China, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Korea. It has a wingspan of approximately 40 millimeters. The larvae of the common straight swift feed on a variety of grasses, including rice.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Hesperiidae Parnara

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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