Hasora khoda

Hasora khoda, 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.

Large banded awl
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H. khoda
Binomial name
Hasora khoda
(Mabille , 1876)[1]

Range

The large banded awl is found in India in Assam (Cachar) and the Andaman islands eastwards to Myanmar, Thailand, the 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]

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See also

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Hasora khoda". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  2. TOL web page on genus Hasora
  3. Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera. Page on genus Hasora.
  4. Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 315, ser no I 1.14.

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