Borbo impar
Yellow swift | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Borbo |
Species: | B. impar |
Binomial name | |
Borbo impar (Mabille, 1883) | |
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Borbo impar, the yellow swift, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from the Northern Territory of Australia and Indonesia to the Solomons
The wingspan is 30–40 mm.
The larvae feed on Poaceae species, including Panicum maximum, Pennisetum pedicellatum and Rottboellia cochinensis.
Subspecies
[edit]- Borbo impar impar
- Borbo impar lavinia (Waterhouse, 1932)
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