Project butterfly Mankulam Division

  Sarangesa purendra pandra   Evans, 1949 Mal ayalam Name : പാറപ്പരപ്പൻ Order : Lepidopte ra Family : Hesperiidae Sub-family : Pyrginae Sub species : Sarangesa dasahara davidsoni  common names : Hill Spotted Small Flat DISTRIBUTION India STATUS: HABITAT:  .  The spotted small flat ( Sarangesa purendra ), though, is more common in the arid regions. It occurs in openings and edges in both the evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, deciduous forests, and scrub & short grassland savannahs. It is found in the Deccan plains and also in the hills, but more frequently found at lower elevations. Except for the very dry north-west India, it occurs commonly throughout the country, in Sri Lanka and in the Indo-Chinese region HABITS IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES Upperside greyer than in S. dasahara, with paler mottled markings: fore wing with a semidiaphanous white continuous streak across the cell near its end, a continuous small spot above it, three small conjoined spo...

Sarangesa dasahara davidsoni Moore, [1866] Mal ayalam Name : കുഞ്ഞിപ്പരപ്പൻ Order : Lepidopte ra Family : Hesperiidae Sub-family : Prginae Sub species :  Sarangesa dasahara davidsoni  common names : Indian Common Small Flat DISTRIBUTION Indo-Malayan Realm STATUS: HABITAT:  .  The spotted small flat ( Sarangesa purendra ), though, is more common in the arid regions. It occurs in openings and edges in both the evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, deciduous forests, and scrub & short grassland savannahs. It is found in the Deccan plains and also in the hills, but more frequently found at lower elevations. Except for the very dry north-west India, it occurs commonly throughout the country, in Sri Lanka and in the Indo-Chinese region HABITS IDENTIFICATION  FEATURES The common small flat has a wingspan or around 30–35 mm. It is a dull black or brown butterfly with a semi-transparent spot on the wings and sometimes with no visible spots. The underside of the...