Actinor

Actinor is a Himalayan genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Actinor radians, the veined dart.[1][2]

Veined dart
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Tribe: Astictopterini
Genus: Actinor
Watson, 1893
Species:
A. radians
Binomial name
Actinor radians
(Moore, 1878)
Synonyms

(Species)

  • Halpe radians Moore, 1878

Description

Male. Upperside luteous-brown, basal hairy scales yellow. Cilia cinereous-white: forewing with a pale-yellow constricted spot at end of the cell, and an irregular transverse continuous discal band of spots with their lower angles continued outward along the veins; hindwing with a yellow streak at end of the cell and a short discal band with outer rays. Underside paler, minutely speckled with yellowish-white; forewing as above, the hind margin being also broadly yellow; hindwing with a subbasal spot, all the veins, and two (a median and a discal) transverse sinuous bands pale yellow. Palpi, body beneath and legs yellowish-white.

— Edward Yerbury Watson, under Halpe radians 1891. Hesperiidae Indicae.[3]

Wingspan of 1.5 inches.

Distribution

The butterfly occurs from Chitral to Kumaon in the Himalayas up to 4,000 feet (1,200 m).[4]

Status

It is not rare.[4]

Cited references
  1. Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Actinor.
  2. Brower, Andrew V. Z. 2007. Actinor Watson 1893. Actinor radians (Moore 1878). Version 4 March 2007 (under construction). in The Tree of Life Web Project.
  3. Watson, E. Y. 1891. Hesperiidae Indicae. Vest and co. Madras
  4. Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. pp. 396, ser no I86.1.

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