Sabera caesina
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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.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
, the Aru Islands
Aru Islands
The Aru Islands are a group of about ninety-five low-lying islands in the Maluku province of eastern Indonesia. They also form a regency of Indonesia.-Geography:...
and Irian Jaya.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is about 30 mm.
The larvae of subspecies albifascia feed on Archontophoenix alexandrae
Archontophoenix alexandrae
Archontophoenix alexandrae is a palm native to Queensland, Australia....
, Normanbya normanbyi and Calamus caryotoides
Calamus caryotoides
Calamus caryotoides , more commonly known as Fishtail Lawyer Cane is a North-East Queensland tropical forest climbing palm with very thin flexible trunks; no crownshaft; small spikes; dark green, glossy, fish-tail shaped leaves reaching up to 15 m high ; and very thin hooked flagellaIt tends to...
. 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)