Hasora discolor, the green awl, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found as several subspecies in Australia (where it is found along the south-eastern coast of New South Wales and the northern Gulf and north-eastern coast of Queensland), the Aru Islands, Irian Jaya, the Kei Islands, Maluku and Papua New Guinea.
| Hasora discolor | |
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| H. d. mastusia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Hasora |
| Species: | H. discolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Hasora discolor | |
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The wingspan is about 40 mm.
The larvae feed on Mucuna gigantea and Mucuna novoguineensis.
Subspecies
edit- Hasora discolor discolor
- Hasora discolor mastusia Fruhstorfer, 1911 (Queensland, Aru Islands, Irian Jaya, Kei Islands, Papua New Guinea)
External links
edit- Australian Insects Archived 2011-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Australian Faunal Directory
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