Borbo impar

Borbo impar

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Tribe:	Baorini
Genus:	Borbo
Species:	B. impar
Binomial name
*Borbo impar* (Mabille, 1883)
Synonyms
Baoris lavinia Waterhouse, 1932 Caltoris laraca Swinhoe, 1907 Carystus tetragraphus Mabille, 1891 Pamphila impar Mabille, 1883 Parnara bipunctata Elwes & J. Edwards, 1897 Parnara sidata Fruhstorfer, 1911 Pelopidas lavella Evans, 1937 Baoris impar

The Yellow Swift (Borbo impar) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from the Northern Territory of Australia and Indonesia to the Solomons

The wingspan is 30–40 mm.

The larvae feed on Poaceae species, including Panicum maximum, Pennisetum pedicellatum and Rottboellia cochinensis.

Subspecies

Borbo impar impar
Borbo impar lavinia (Waterhouse, 1932)
Borbo impar tetragaphus (Mabille, 1891)

External links

Australian Insects

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