''Suniana'' is a genus of

butterflies Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

in the family

Hesperiidae Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea, but have since been placed in the superfamily Papilion ...

, the skippers. It is composed of three species, all native to the Australian faunal region, Australia and several surrounding island nations.de Jong, R. (1998)
Halmahera and Seram: different histories, but similar butterfly faunas.
In: Hall, R. and J. D. Holloway. (Eds.) ''Biogeography and Geological Evolution of SE Asia''. Buckhuys Publishers, Leiden, 315-25. ''Suniana'' is

sister group In phylogenetics, a sister group or sister taxon, also called an adelphotaxon, comprises the closest relative(s) of another given unit in an evolutionary tree. Definition The expression is most easily illustrated by a cladogram: Taxon A and ...

to the genus ''

Ocybadistes ''Ocybadistes'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, ...

''.

Species

*'' Suniana lascivia'' (Rosenstock, 1885) – dingy grass-dart, northern dingy-dart *'' Suniana subfasciata'' (Rothschild, 1915) *'' Suniana sunias'' (Felder, 1860) – wide-brand grass-dart, orange dart

References

External links

''Suniana''.
Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum.

Funet. Taractrocerini Hesperiidae genera Taxa named by William Harry Evans {{Hesperiinae-stub