Common Dartlet (Oriens gola)

Common Dartlet, a reference photo — Photo: Frederic Moore · Public domain

Oriens gola, the common dartlet, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Sri Lanka and India (Kumaon, Sikkim, Assam) to Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and Sumatra.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Common Dartlet 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.

Easily confused with

Oriens goloides
Potanthus serina
Telicota paceka
Telicota ohara
Telicota bambusae
Oriens paragola

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Oriens
Species: Oriens gola

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