Orangetail Awlet

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Bibasis sena

Orangetail Awlet, a reference photo
Photo: Vkchandrasekharanlic · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Bibasis sena, commonly known as the orange-tailed awlet, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, the skippers. It is also sometimes called the pale green awlet though that name can also refer to Burara gomata.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Orangetail Awlet being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Hesperiidae
Genus
Bibasis
Species
Bibasis sena

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