Parnara guttata

Parnara guttata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Parnara
Species: P. guttata
Binomial name
Parnara guttata
Bremer & Grey, 1852

The Common Straight Swift (Parnara guttata) is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalaya ecozone, Amur (Russian Far East), Eastern China and Japan. Its wingspan is about 40 mm.

Panara guttata in Tokyo

Common Straight Swift larvae feed on various grasses, including rice.

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