Oriens gola explained

Oriens gola, the common dartlet, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Sri Lanka and India (Kumaon, Sikkim, Assam) to Burma, Thailand, Vietnam,^[1] Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and Sumatra.^[2]

The wingspan is about 22–27 mm.^[3]

The larvae feed on Imperata and Paspalum species, as well as Ottochloa nodosa.

Subspecies

• Oriens gola gola
• Oriens gola nipata (Fruhstorfer, 1911) (Sumnba)
• Oriens gola pseudolus (Mabille, 1883) (Vietnam)
• Oriens gola yunnana Lee, 1962

References

• Oriens gola pseudolus in archive

Notes and References

1. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/oriens/index.html Oriens at funet
2. http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Malaysia%20-%20Oriens%20gola.htm Butterflies of Thailand, Malaysia & Borneo
3. http://butterflycircle.blogspot.nl/2012/01/life-history-of-malay-dartlet.html Butterflies of Singapore