Bengal Obscure Branded Swift
Pelopidas agna agna (Moore, [1866]) Mal ayalam Name : ഇരുൾ വരയൻ ശരശലഭം Order : Lepidopte ra Family : Hesperiidae Sub-family : Hesperiinae Sub species : Pelopidas agna agna common names : Bengal Obscure Branded Swift/Dark Banded Swift DISTRIBUTION India STATUS: HABITAT: . HABITS IDENTIFICATION FEATURES Upperside glossy olive-brown; forewing with a series of six very small rather indistinct whitish semi-transparent spots curving from before the apex to the middle of the wing; beneath these is a short oblique pale impressed streak, which is suffused with black on its anterior margin. Cilia pale brown. Underside pale brown; spots on forewing as above but less defined; hindwing with a curved discal series of white dots and a single dot near the base. Palpi and body beneath pale brownish-yellow.The spots are much less prominent in the dry season form than wet season form. SIMILAR SPECIES LARVAL HOST PLANTS MORE IMAGES Courtesy Write up:Wikipaedia Images:...