''Oriens concinna'', the Tamil dartlet,
[ is a skipper ]butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
belonging to the family Hesperiidae
Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...
. It is a rare find in India
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and Australia
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.[Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, Volume 97, page 199] In India, it is found in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
Description
References
*''Entomologist'', Volumes 67–68. West, Newman & Company, 1934 Oriens-concinna
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*Bombay Natural History Society, 1957 - ''Butterflies'' - 523 pages
*''Butterflies of India'', by Arun Pratap Singh (Ph. D.)
ifoundbutterflies.org ''Oriens concinna''
Taractrocerini
Butterflies of Asia
Butterflies described in 1897
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