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The Small Green Awlet, or Bibasis amara,[2] is a species of hesperid butterfly found in Northeast India and Southeast Asia. Frederic Moore FZS ( May 13, 1830 – May 10, 1907) was a British Entomologist. In Scientific nomenclature, synonyms are different Scientific names used for a single Taxon. A skipper is a Butterfly of the family Hesperiidae (superfamily Hesperioidea named after their quick darting flight habits North-East India refers to the easternmost region of India consisting of the contiguous Seven Sister States and Sikkim. The butterfly has now been reassigned to genus Burara vide Vane-Wright and de Jong (2003) and is now Burara amara. The Small Green Awlet, or Bibasis amara, is a species of hesperid butterfly found in Northeast India and Southeast Asia. [3]
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Range
The Small Green Awlet ranges from India, (Sikkim eastwards through Assam), to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Hainan and South Yunnan. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Sikkim ( Nepali:, also Sikhim) is a Landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayas It is the least populous state in India Assam) ( Assamese: অসম Ôxôm) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur, a suburb of the city Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Laos (ˈlɑːoʊs or /ˈlaʊs/ officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a Landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma Hainan ( POJ: Hai-lam Pinyin:, Jyutping: hoi2 naam4 literal meaning "South of the Sea" is the smallest province of the People's It is also found in the Andaman islands. The Andaman Islands are a group of islands in the Bay of Bengal, and are part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Union Territory of India. [2]
The type locality is Northeast Bengal. Etymology and ethnology The exact origin of the word Bangla or Bengal is unknown though it is believed to be derived from the Dravidian-speaking tribe Bang [1]
Status
Rare in the Himalayas. Very Rare in the Andamans. The Andaman Islands are a group of islands in the Bay of Bengal, and are part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Union Territory of India. [4]
Description
- See glossary for terms used. "Tornus" redirects here For the Gastropod Genus, see Tornus (gastropod.
The butterfly has a wingspan of 45 to 55 mm. [4]
Watson (1891) gives a detailed description:[5]
- Male and female. Upperside brown with a greenish gloss ; costal streak of forewing ochreous yellow in the male, less prominent in the female ; male with a blackish subbasal patch. Cilia of both wings short and brownish white. Body dark brown ; abdomen with greyish segmental bands. Underside, forewing brown, becoming bluish black along the base of the costa ; posterior margin broadly brownish white ; hindwing bluish black ; veins of both wings brownish white, the space between them having a greyish blue parallel line running their entire length. Both wings also with the black ochreous-yellow-encirled basal spot. Thorax in front and beneath, head, palpi, legs, middle of abdomen, and anal tuft ochreous yellow. Femora and tibiae with a black spot ; sides of abdomen black, the segmental bands prominent, Cilia greyish.
Habits
Crepescular. [3]
Cited references
- ^ a b c Card for Burara amara in LepIndex. Accessed 16 October 2007.
- ^ a b Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Bibasis genus.
- ^ a b Vane-Wright and de Jong (2003) (see TOL web pages on genus Bibasis and genus Burara in the Tree of Life Web Project) state that Bibasis contains just three diurnal species, the crepuscular remainder having been removed to Burara. The species now shifted to Burara are morphologically and behaviorally distinct from Bibasis, within which many authors have formerly included them.
- ^ a b Evans,W. H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no I 2. 16, pg 319.
- ^ Watson, E. Y. (1891) Hesperiidae indicae.
See also
- Hesperiidae
- Coeliadinae
- List of butterflies of India (Coeliadinae)
- List of butterflies of India (Hesperiidae)
References
- Evans, W. A skipper is a Butterfly of the family Hesperiidae (superfamily Hesperioidea named after their quick darting flight habits Coeliadinae is a Subfamily of the Hesperiidae ("skippers" family of Butterflies. A total of 22 species belonging to four genera of the Coeliadinae (family Hesperiidae) or the Awls Awlets and Awlkings as they are commonly called are India has a rich biodiversity of butterflies, of which skippers are a well represented family H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. 2nd Ed, (i to x, pp454, Plates I to XXXII), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
- Watson, E. Y. (1891) Hesperiidae indicae. Vest and Co. Madras.
Online
- Beccaloni, G. W. , Scoble, M. J. , Robinson, G. S. & Pitkin, B. (Editors). 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex). World Wide Web electronic publication. [1] (accessed 22 September 2007).
- Brower, Andrew V. Z. and Warren, Andrew, (2007). Coeliadinae Evans 1937. Version 21 February 2007 (temporary). http://tolweb.org/Coeliadinae/12150/2007.02.21 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
- Savela, Marrku Website on Lepidoptera [2] (accessed 22 September 2007)
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