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Rice Swift

Borbo cinnara

Photo by arne.roysland
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Field Notes

Description:

It is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. On the underside, the wings are yellowish brown with greenish scaling. The hindwing has 4 whitish spots but spot 2 from above is typically small or even absent. The adults have a wingspan of about 3 cm.

Habitat:

Roadside near rice field.

Reference Links:

Rice Swift-Encyclopedia of Life, Formosan Swift (Borbo cinnara) · iNaturalist

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