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Orange Dart Butterfly

Suniana sunias

Photo by ShannaB
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Field Notes

Notes:

I saw this on the Mount Tibrogargan track in the Glasshouse Mountains. I thought it was a moth, but my research has shown it is actually a skipper butterfly. It is also known as a Wide-brand Grassdart.

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Orange Dart, Wide-brand Grass-dart - Suniana Sunias

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Comments (2)
ShannaB
Oh, thanks Karen! Obviously I'm an entomology beginner - all hints and tips welcome. : )
KarenL
Lovely photo! One easy way to tell the difference is butterflies have "clubs" at the end of their antennae wheres moths do not (except for a couple of species of diurnal moth).

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