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rice swift, Formosan swift

Borbo cinnara

Description:

The rice or Formosan swift is a member of the Hesperiinae subfamily or "grass skippers".

Habitat:

Spotted on Bougainvillea in a large semi-urban yard & garden adjacent to a disturbed patch of remnant forest, in the equatorial tropics of northern New Guinea.

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Scott Frazier
Spotted by
Scott Frazier

Indonesia

Spotted on Sep 7, 2013
Submitted on Jul 23, 2014

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