Biology:Hasora discolor

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of butterfly

Hasora discolor
H. d. mastusia
Scientific classification edit
Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Animalia
Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Arthropoda
Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Insecta
Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Lepidoptera
Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Hesperiidae
Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Hasora
Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: <div style="display:inline" class="script error: no such module "taxobox ranks".">H. discolor
Binomial name
Hasora discolor
(C. Felder & R. Felder, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Goniloba discolor C. & R. Felder, 1859
  • Hasora mastusia Fruhstorfer, 1911

Hasora discolor, the green awl, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found as several subspecies in Australia (where it is found along the south-eastern coast of New South Wales and the northern Gulf and north-eastern coast of Queensland), the Aru Islands, Irian Jaya, the Kei Islands, Maluku and Papua New Guinea.

The wingspan is about 40 mm.

The larvae feed on Mucuna gigantea and Mucuna novoguineensis. They live in a shelter made by cutting and folding a leaf and joining it by silk. Pupation takes place within this shelter.

Subspecies

  • Hasora discolor discolor
  • Hasora discolor mastusia Fruhstorfer, 1911 (Queensland, Aru Islands, Irian Jaya, Kei Islands, Papua New Guinea)

Wikidata ☰ Q5679413 entry