Oriens concinna

Tamil dartlet
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Oriens
Species:
O. concinna
Binomial name
Oriens concinna
(Elwes & Edwards, 1897)

Oriens concinna, the Tamil dartlet,[1] is a skipper butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is a rare find in India and Australia.[2][3] In India, it is found in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.[1][4][5]

  1. ^ a b R.K., Varshney; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 61. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
  2. ^ Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea, A. Wells, W. W. K. Houston, CSIRO Pub., 2001 – Butterflies – 615 pages
  3. ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, Volume 97, page 199
  4. ^ W. H., Evans (1949). A Catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia, and Australia in the British Museum. London: British Museum (Natural History). Department of Entomology. p. 371.
  5. ^ Public Domain One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Swinhoe, Charles (1912–1913). Lepidoptera Indica. Vol. X. London: Lovell Reeve and Co. p. 258.