Dingy Scrub Hopper

Aeromachus dubius  dubius (Elwes & Amp; Edwards, 1897)


Malayalam Name

:

ചോല പുൽച്ചാടൻ

Order

:

Lepidoptera

Family

:

Hesperiidae

Sub-family

:

Hesperinae

Sub species

:

Aeromachus dubius dubius

common names

:

Sahyadri Dingy Scrub Hopper


DISTRIBUTION

          Indo-Malayan Realm

STATUS: Not rare


HABITAT: 


HABITS


IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES

Male. Upperside dark (olive-brown), the post-medial series of spots on the forewing very indistinct or wanting, sex mark on the forewing a small inconspicuous fold of raised scales in cell 1A, next vein 1A near the middle. Underside forewing umber-brown, the apical and costal regions similar to the hindwing, a small pale spot near the upper distal angle of the cell, the post-medial series of pale spots represented by about six spots, which become gradually fainter in their course from cells 8-3, a pale anteciliary line, hindwing ochreous-brown by reason of a close sprinkling of yellow scales on the umber-brown ground, the post-medial and sub-terminal series of pale spots very indistinct or wanting, a pale anteciliary line. Fringes greyish-white, the short scales grey -brown.

SIMILAR SPECIES 

LARVAL HOST PLANTS

Grass spp., Cyrtococcum trigonum (Poaceae).

LIFE CYCLE

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Courtesy 

Write up:Wikipaedia
Images: TNHS & iFoundbutterfly.org

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