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Yellow Swift

Borbo impar

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Field Notes

Description:

This was quite a small butterfly

Reference Links:

Borbo impar lavinia - Information on Borbo impar lavinia, Borbo impar, Borbo impar

Species ID Suggestions

Yellow Swift

Borbo impar

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Mark Ridgway
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Comments (3)
Mark Ridgway
These are in the family Hesperiidae and are commonly called skippers. They are not so easy to ID... the dots can vary ever so slightly just to make it fun and there are many species. Sorry I can't search it right now.
SukanyaDatta
Skipper butterfly. Hesperiidae. Borbo sp. I think.

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Entomologica of Queensland
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Wildlife of North Queensland

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PublishedOctober 27, 2014

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