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Rounded Palm-Redeye

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Erionota torus (Evans, 1941) Mal ayalam Name : വാഴ ചെങ്കണ്ണി Order : Lepidopte ra Family : Hesperiidae Sub-family : Hesperrinae Sub species :  Erionota torus Evans common names : Rounded Palm-Redeye/ Banana Skipper/ Sikkim Palm Red Eye DISTRIBUTION India & Southeast Asia STATUS: HABITAT:  .  HABITS  Adults have been recorded on wing in April to November. They feed on flowers nectar of banana IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES The  wingspan  is 65–70 mm. SIMILAR SPECIES LARVAL HOST PLANTS Musa coccina ,  Musa formosana ,  Musa nana ,  Musa sapientum ,  Musa uranoscopos  and  Cocos nucifera MORE IMAGES   Courtesy  Write up:Wikipaedia Images: TNHS & iFoundbutterfly.org കേരള വനം വന്യജീവി വകുപ്പ്   മാങ്കുളം ഡിവിഷൻ