Suniana
| Suniana | |
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| Suniana sunias | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Hesperiinae |
| Tribe: | Taractrocerini |
| Genus: | Suniana Evans, 1934 |
| Species | |
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Suniana is a genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, the skippers. It is composed of three species, all native to the Australian faunal region: Australia and several surrounding island nations.[1]
Suniana is sister group to the genus Ocybadistes.[1]
Species
- Suniana lascivia (Rosenstock, 1885) – Dingy Grass-dart, Northern Dingy-dart
- Suniana subfasciata (Rothschild, 1915)
- Suniana sunias (Felder, 1860) – Wide-brand Grass-dart, Orange Dart
References
- 1 2 de Jong, R. (1998). Halmahera and Seram: different histories, but similar butterfly faunas. In: Hall, R. and J. D. Holloway. (Eds.) Biogeography and Geological Evolution of SE Asia. Buckhuys Publishers, Leiden, 315-25.
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