Suniana lascivia

Suniana lascivia, the dingy grass-dart or dingy dart, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia), Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

Suniana lascivia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Tribe:
Taractrocerini
Genus:
Suniana
Species:
S. lascivia
Binomial name
Suniana lascivia
(Rosenstock, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Pamphila lascivia Rosenstock, 1885
  • Pamphila neocles Mabille, 1891
  • Suniana lasus Waterhouse, 1937
  • Suniana larrakia Couchman, 1951

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

The larvae feed on Panicum maximum and Imperata cylindrica species. During the day, it rests in a vertical shelter formed by joining leaves of the host plant with silk.


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