Sabera fuliginosa
Sabera fuliginosa, the white-fringed swift, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia along the north-east coast of Queensland, as well as in Papua, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.
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The wingspan is about 40 mm.
The larvae feed on Calamus moti. During the day they hide in a shelter created by folding over the edge of a leaf of their host plant and joining it with silk.
Subspecies
- Sabera fuliginosa fuliginosa (Queensland)
- Sabera fuliginosa chota (New Guinea)
External links
- The Life History of Sabera fuliginosa fuliginosa (Miskin) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) and additional hostplants for the other members of the genus in Northern Queensland
- Australian Insects
- Australian Faunal Directory
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