Sabera fuliginosa
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The White-fringed Swift (Sabera fuliginosa) is a butterfly
of the Hesperiidae family. It is found along the north-east coast of Queensland
, as well as in Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea
.
The wingspan
is about 40 mm.
The larvae feed on Calamus moti. During the day they hide in a shelter created by folding over the edge of a leaf of their hostplant and joining it with silk.
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 along the north-east coast of 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...
, as well as in Irian Jaya and 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 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 40 mm.
The larvae feed on Calamus moti. During the day they hide in a shelter created by folding over the edge of a leaf of their hostplant and joining it with silk.
Subspecies
- Sabera fuliginosa fuliginosa (Queensland)
- Sabera fuliginosa chota (New Guinea)