Sabera caesina
| Sabera caesina | |
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| Sabera caesina albifascia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Sabera |
| Species: | S. caesina |
| Binomial name | |
| Sabera caesina (Hewitson, 1886) | |
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The White-clubbed Swift or Black & White Swift (Sabera caesina) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Queensland, Papua New Guinea, the Aru Islands and Irian Jaya.
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae of subspecies albifascia feed on Archontophoenix alexandrae, Normanbya normanbyi and Calamus caryotoides. During the day, it lives in a shelter made from a cut and folded leaf of the hostplant. Sabera caesina barina probably feeds on Licula or Calamus species.
Subspecies
- Sabera caesina caesina
- Sabera caesina albifascia (Miskin, 1889) - Black And White Swift (northern Gulf and north-eastern coast of Queensland)
- Sabera caesina barina Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Papua 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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