Koruthaialos sindu

Koruthaialos sindu
	Upperside
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Koruthaialos
Species:	K. sindu
Binomial name
	Koruthaialos sindu; (C. & R. Felder, 1860)
Synonyms
	Astictopterus sinduC. & R. Felder, 1860;

Last updated December 18, 2025

Koruthaialos sindu, the bright red velvet bob, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. The species was first described by father and son entomologists Cajetan and Rudolf Felder in 1860.^[2] This species is at once recognisable by the forewing, which is otherwise unicoloured blackish brown, exhibiting a miniate ( red lead or vermilion colour) transverse diffuse spot which is distinct on both sides.The exception is Idmon obliquans ^[3]

References

↑ Savela, Markku. "Koruthaialos sindu (C. & R. Felder, 1860)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Koruthaialos sindu". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved 7 March 2019.
↑ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Koruthaialos sindu (C. & R. Felder, 1860)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

[2] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Koruthaialos sindu". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved 7 March 2019.

[3] Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.

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