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Field Notes

Description:

The Common Straight Swift (Parnara guttata) is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalaya ecozone, Eastern China and Japan. Its wingspan is about 40 mm.

Habitat:

Seen in Kijimadaira Yamabikonooka Park at 700m in the mountains behind Nakano, Japan.

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Parnara guttata

Species ID Suggestions

The Common Straight Swift

Parnara guttata
Paul Davis
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2014

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