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Common Straight Swift

Parnara guttata

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Parnara guttata, the common straight swift, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm, Amur (Russian Far East), eastern China, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Korea.

Its wingspan is about 40 mm.

Common straight swift larvae feed on various grasses, including rice.

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Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided