Parnara amalia, the hyaline swift or orange swift, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae, the skippers. It occurs in Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea, as well as the Australian states of New South Wales, the Northern Territory, and Queensland.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Parnara |
| Species: | P. amalia
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| Parnara amalia (Semper, [1879])
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The butterfly has a wingspan of about 30 millimeters.[2]
The larva feeds on grasses, including the common rice plant, Oryza sativa, and southern cutgrass (Leersia hexandra). This butterfly may play a role in the pollination of the cashew.[2]
References
edit- ^ Parnara amalia. Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. Department of the Environment, Australia.
- ^ a b Parnara amalia. Butterflies of Australia.
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