Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Hesperiidae > Hesperiinae > Taractrocerini > Oriens
Oriens concinna (Elwes & Edwards, 1897) – Sahyadri Dartlet
Subspecies in India:
No subspecies are listed under this species. It is also known as the Tamil Dartlet.
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule IV of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

- Photo Gallery
- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- References
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Poaceae (K. Kunte pers. obs. 2017). Axonopus compressus (Kalesh S. pers. obs. 2017), Setaria barbata (Kalesh S. pers. obs. 2017) (Poaceae).
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule IV of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

References:
Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Hesperiidae > Hesperiinae > Taractrocerini > Oriens
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2021. Oriens concinna (Elwes & Edwards, 1897) – Sahyadri Dartlet. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.06. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/2816/Oriens-concinna