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Rice Swift

Borbo cinnara

Photo by John B.
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Description:

Hesperiidae; Hesperiinae; Borbo cinnara Wallace 1866. "Borbo cinnara, commonly known as the rice swift, Formosan swift, or rice leaf folder is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Taiwan, and Australia." Wikipedia. Philippines is not mentioned in Wiki's distribution list, as you can see, but it does exist here: see notes below.

Habitat:

Spotted visiting a number of plants in our front yard. It would appear that Dwarf Santan (Ixora coccinea) is its favourite as it spent much more time on that plant than the others.

Notes:

References for presence in Philippines -
https://philippinelepidopt.wixsite.com/butterflies/hesperiidae-hesperii…
https://www.thailandnatureproject.com/borbo-cinnara.html
https://www.jungledragon.com/specie/8566/rice_swift.html

Reference Links:

Borbo cinnara - Wikipedia, Butterflies in the Philippines

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