| Yellow banded awl | |
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| H. s. chuza | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Hasora |
| Species: | H. schoenherr |
| Binomial name | |
| Hasora schoenherr | |
Hasora schoenherr, commonly known as the yellow banded awl, [2] [3] is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae which is found in India and Southeast Asia.
The yellow banded awl is found in India from Assam and Nagaland eastwards to Southeast Asia, namely, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, the Malay Peninsula, Singapore and the Indonesian archipelago (specifically recorded at Borneo, Sumatra and Palawan). [3] [4] The type locality is Java. [1]
The butterfly has a wingspan of 45–55 millimetres (1.8–2.2 in) in the Asian mainland while it achieves 50–60 mm (2.0–2.4 in) in the Philippines. [4]
The butterfly is a plain dark brown above and resembles the common banded awl ( Hasora chromus ), except that it has a broad yellow central band on the upper and under of the hindwings. The apex of the under forewing is purple washed. Both sexes have large yellow discal and apical spots. [4]
Hasora badra, the common awl, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, which is found in India.
Hasora taminatus, the white banded awl, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, which is found in Asia.
Hasora vitta, the plain banded awl, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae which is found in India and parts of Southeast Asia.
Miletus chinensis longeana, or Long's brownie, is a small but striking subspecies of butterfly found in India and Myanmar that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Miletus biggsii, the Bigg's brownie, is a small butterfly found in India and Myanmar that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Allotinus fabius, the angled darkie, is a small butterfly found in India, Myanmar and South East Asia that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Celastrina huegeli, the large hedge blue, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Hasora anura, the slate awl, is a species of hesperid butterfly found in Asia. In India it is found in Sikkim and the Khasi Hills.
Dacalana vidura, the double tufted royal, is a species of blue butterfly found in South East Asia. It was described by Thomas Horsfield in 1857.
Curetis saronis, the Burmese sunbeam or Saronis sunbeam, is a species of butterfly belong to the lycaenid family. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
Celaenorrhinus asmara, commonly known as the white-banded flat, is a species of hesperiid butterfly which is found in South and Southeast Asia.
Lobocla liliana, commonly known as the marbled flat, is a species of hesperiid butterfly which is found in the Indomalayan realm.
Celaenorrhinus pero, the Mussoorie pied flat, is a species of hesperiid butterfly found in South Asia.
Celaenorrhinus pyrrha, commonly known as the double spotted flat, is a species of hesperiid butterfly found in South Asia.
Celaenorrhinus munda, also known as the Himalayan spotted flat, is a species of hesperiid butterfly found in South Asia.
Celaenorrhinus nigricans, also known as the small banded flat, is a species of hesperiid butterfly found in South and Southeast Asia.
Hasora salanga, the green awl, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae which is found in India, parts of Southeast Asia and Australia.
Hasora khoda, the large banded awl, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae which is found in India, parts of Southeast Asia and Australia.
Aurivittia aurivittata, the dark yellow-banded flat, is a species of hesperiid butterfly which is found in South Asia and Southeast Asia.