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Rice Swift Butterfly

Borbo Cinnara

Photo by yeskay
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Field Notes

Description:

Borbo cinnara, commonly known as the Rice Swift or Formosan Swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.

Habitat:

It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Burma, Vietnam and Australia.

Notes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borbo_cinnara

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
yeskay
Thank You Catsincluded..
yeskay
Thank you Mark Ridgway
yeskay
Thanks for the reference Sachin !!
Sachin Zaveri
May be Rice Swift, ref. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/14785451 not sure,

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PublishedJuly 8, 2013

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