Project butterfly Mankulam Division

  Hasora chromus chromus (Cramer, [1780])  Mal ayalam Name : നാട്ടുവരയൻ ആര Order : Lepidopte ra Family : Hesperiidae Sub-family : Coeliadinae Sub species : Hasora chromus chromus common names : Oriental Common Banded Awl DISTRIBUTION Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and Australia STATUS: Common HABITAT:  It occurs in the plains and hills up to 7,000 feet (2,100 m). It is found in jungle and open country in areas of light and heavy rainfall HABITS IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES Wingspan 45–50 mm. Male: Above, dark brown and unmarked. The upperside of the forewing with a brand from vein 1 to 4. Female: Above, the female has two yellowish-white discal spots, with a small spot near the apex . SIMILAR SPECIES  The following species of awls (genus  Hasora ) look similar and can be told apart by the differences in the white discal band of the underside of the hindwing. Common awl  ( Hasora badra )  (Moore, 1857)  – It resembles the common banded awl ...

Hasora badra badra (Moore, [1858])  Malatyalam Name : കണ്ടൽ ആര Order : Lepidoptera Family : Hesperiidae Sub-family : Co eliadinae Sub species : Hasora badra badra common names : Orienta l Common Awl DISTRIBUTION:  India STATUS: Common HABITAT:  A forest butterfly,c ommon in deciduous forests during the monsoon months and the evergreen forests in the following months HABITS Brown awl favours openings and edges of deciduous and evergreen forests while its caterpillars are to be found in moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests. It flies about either late or early in the morning in the shade of the jungles IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES he butterfly, which has a wingspan of 50 to 55 mm, is unmarked dark brown above. The male has apical spots but no brands above. The female has large yellow spots in cell 2 and 3, and apical dots SIMILAR SPECIES  It resembles the common banded awl ( Hasora chromus ), except that it has no white band below; and the apex of the for...