Borbo cinnara

Rice swift
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Borbo
Species:
B. cinnara
Binomial name
Borbo cinnara
(Wallace, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hesperia cinnara Wallace, 1866
  • Hesperia colaca Moore, 1877
  • Parnara cingala Moore, [1881]
  • Hesperia saturata Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1882
  • Hesperia saruna Plötz, 1885
  • Hesperia urejus Plötz, 1885
  • Parnara kuyaniana Matsumura, 1919

Borbo cinnara, commonly known as the rice swift,[2] Formosan swift or rice leaf folder,[3] is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Taiwan, and Australia.[2][4][5]

  1. ^ Borbo at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera , Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ a b Varshney, R. K. & Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 56. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
  3. ^ Borbo cinnara CABI datasheet
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference TaiBNet was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Evans, W. H. (1949). A Catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia, and Australia in the British Museum. London: British Museum (Natural History). Department of Entomology. pp. 436–437.