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Unkana ambasa

Family Name: Hesperiidae
Taxonomic Group: Invertebrates (Butterfly and Moth)
Common Name: Hoary Palmer

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Description This Skipper is a fairly large species, usually equalling or exceeding the Coconut Skipper (Hidari irava) in size. It has dark brown wings with a number of spots on the forewings. The distinguishing feature of the Hoary Palmer is the strongly whitened hindwings. In the female, the basal two-thirds of the hindwings above are also whitened.

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Species record last updated on: 21 August 2019.
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