Wide-brand Grass-dart
Suniana sunias
Also called Orange Dart, Southern Orange Dart
The Wide-brand Grass-dart (Suniana sunias) is a butterfly found in Australia, in the family Hesperiidae, the skippers. This site lists 2 subspecies: Suniana sunias rectivitta and Suniana sunias sauda. Its caterpillars are known to feed on 5 plants, including Panicum maximum, Leersia hexandra and Sorghum verticilliflorum. This page has 4 photos of its life cycle (final instar caterpillars and pupae) by Bob Miller.
Subspecies
- Suniana sunias rectivitta 4 photos
- Suniana sunias sauda no photos yet
Life cycle of the Wide-brand Grass-dart
Wide-brand Grass-dart caterpillars (final instar)
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Wide-brand Grass-dart pupae
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Photos by Bob Miller. Free to use for any purpose (CC0). Select a photo to enlarge it or download the original. Using these photos. Add your own photo of this butterfly.
Caterpillar food plants
5 known food plants.