Wide-brand Grass-dart

Suniana sunias · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Hesperiidae

Damages trees, gardens or crops. The larvae feed on grasses such as sorghum and other crops, so they can damage agricultural plants.

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Wide-brand Grass-dart
Photo: Natasha Taylor, CC BY

The wide-brand grass-dart has a wingspan of about 25 mm. It lives in parts of Indonesia, Australia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Caterpillars eat sorghum, several grass species and related plants, which can affect crops.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Suniana sunias belongs to the skipper butterfly family Hesperiidae.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Adults have a wingspan of roughly 25 mm.

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Life cycle

Caterpillars rest in shelters they build from host-plant blades tied together with silk.

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Where it comes from

Its native range includes Indonesia, Australia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Wide-brand Grass-dart photo 3
Photo: garywwilson, CC BY
Wide-brand Grass-dart photo 4
Photo: Steve Kerr, CC BY

Questions people ask

What plants do the caterpillars of the wide-brand grass-dart eat?

They feed on sorghum and several grass species, including Paspalum, Panicum and Leersia.

Source: Wikipedia

How big is the wide-brand grass-dart butterfly?

Its wingspan is about 25 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

Where is the wide-brand grass-dart found?

It occurs in Indonesia, Australia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

Source: Wikipedia

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/Suniana_sunias

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