Hasora khoda

Large Banded Awl
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Hasora
Species: H. khoda
Binomial name
Hasora khoda
(Mabille , 1876)[1]

Hasora khoda, commonly known as the Large Banded Awl,[2][3] is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae which is found in India, parts of Southeast Asia and Australia.

Range

The Large Banded Awl is found in India in Assam (Cachar) and the Andaman islands eastwards to Myanmar, Thailand, Philippines, Sulawesi, New Caledonia and Australia.[3][4]

The type locality is New Caledonia.[3]

Status

Very Rare.[4]

Host-plants

The larva has been recorded on Callerya megasperma and Wisteria sinensis.[3]

See also

References

  1. Card for Hasora khoda in LepIndex. Accessed 12 October 2007.
  2. TOL web page on genus Hasora
  3. 1 2 3 4 Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera. Page on genus Hasora.
  4. 1 2 Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no I 1.14, pg 315.

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