Formosan Swift

Borbo cinnara · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Hesperiidae

Also called: Rice Swift

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Formosan Swift
Photo: Cheongweei Gan, CC BY

The Formosan Swift has a greenish tint above the thorax and at the wing bases, and its forewings show a distinct non-transparent spot in space 1b plus a series of spots in spaces 2-4 and apical dots in spaces 6-8.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Above the thorax and wing bases there is a faint greenish coloration. The upperside of the forewing has a noticeable non-hyaline spot in space 1b, a discal series in spaces 2-4 and apical dots in spaces 6-8, plus an upper cell spot. The hindwing upperside shows one or two dots. The underside of the hindwing is olive-ochreous with spots in spaces 2, 3 and 6.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Formosan Swift photo 3
Photo: Doreen, CC BY
Formosan Swift photo 4
Photo: Toby Y, CC BY
Formosan Swift photo 5
Photo: Rohit, CC BY-SA
Formosan Swift photo 6
Photo: Akhil MA, CC BY

Same family (Hesperiidae)

Fiery SkipperFiery SkipperHylephila phyleusDamages trees, gardens or cropsSilver-spotted SkipperSilver-spotted SkipperEpargyreus clarusDamages trees, gardens or cropsHuron SkipperHuron SkipperAtalopedes huronLarge SkipperLarge SkipperOchlodes sylvanusZabulon SkipperZabulon SkipperLon zabulonPeck's SkipperPeck's SkipperPolites peckius

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borbo_cinnara

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