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Pale Green Awlet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Coeliadinae
Genus: Bibasis
Species: B. Arthropods are Animals belonging to the Phylum Arthropoda (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, " Joint " Insects ( Class Insecta) are a major group of Arthropods and the most diverse group of Animals on the Earth with over a million described Lepidoptera is an order of Insect that includes Moths and butterflies. 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. The awlets, Bibasis, are a Genus of Skipper butterflies. Selected species Bibasis amara - Small gomata
Binomial name
Bibasis gomata
(Moore, 1865)[1]
Synonyms

Ismene gomata Moore 1865[1]
Burara gomata

Bibasis gomata, commonly known as the Pale Green Awlet[2], is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. 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 butterfly is an Insect of the order Lepidoptera. Like all Lepidoptera butterflies are notable for their unusual life cycle with a A skipper is a Butterfly of the family Hesperiidae (superfamily Hesperioidea named after their quick darting flight habits It is found in Northeast India, the Western Ghats and parts of Southeast Asia. North-East India refers to the easternmost region of India consisting of the contiguous Seven Sister States and Sikkim. The Western Ghats ( Kannada ಸಹ್ಯಾದ್ರಿ Marathi / Konkani - सह्याद्री Sahyadri Malayalam സഹ്യപര്‍വ്വതം The butterfly has been reassigned to genus Burara vide Vane-Wright and de Jong (2003) and is now known as Burara gomata. Bibasis gomata, commonly known as the Pale Green Awlet, is a Butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. [3]

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Range

The Pale Green Awlet ranges from India, Myanmar, Malay peninsula, Philippines, and the Indonesian archipelago. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. In India, the butterfly is found in South India up to North Kanara, and along the Himalayas from Sikkim to Assam and eastwards to Myanmar. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country South India is the area encompassing India 's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ pronounced) is a state in the southern part of India 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. [2]

The type locality is Darjeeling in Northeast Bengal. Darjeeling ( Nepali:) is a town in the Indian state of West 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 [2]

Status

'Rare' in South India and 'Not Rare' in the Himalayas. South India is the area encompassing India 's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union [4]

Description

See glossary for terms used

The butterfly has a wingspan of 50 to 55 mm. "Tornus" redirects here For the Gastropod Genus, see Tornus (gastropod. [4]

Watson (1891) gives a detailed description:[5]

Male. Upperside pale vinaceous brown ; both wings with pale brownish yellow streaks longitudinally between the veins. Abdomen blackish brown with yellowish bands. Cilia yellowish. Underside dark brown, with the veins and longitudinal streaks between them greyish green, the brown showing only along each side t>f the veins; posterior margin of forewing broadly pale vinaceous; exterior margin of both wings defined by a brown line. Third joint of palpi and edge of sides brown, the rest yellow. Thorax, legs and abdomen beneath orange yellow.
Female. Expanse 2. 3 inches. Upperside very dark glossy bronzygreen, shading off into glossy indigo- blue at the apex and outer margin. Underside with the markings and ground-colour darker than in Sikkim males ; forewing with a pale green spot in the second median interspace, with a larger one in the interspace below it, in the male these spots are merged in a large patch of the ochreous ground-colour from the inner margin. The green markings everywhere more restricted and of a darker shade than in the male.

Habits

Crepescular. [3]

Host-plants

The larva has been recorded on Schefflera lurida, Schefflera octophylla, Trevesia sundaica, Embelia garciniaefolia and Horsfieldia spp. Horsfieldia is a name of plant genus native to South East Asia [2]

Cited references

  1. ^ a b Card for Bibasis gomata in LepIndex. Accessed 16 October 2007.
  2. ^ a b c d Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Bibasis genus.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b Evans,W. H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no I 2. 17, pg 319.
  5. ^ Watson, E. Y. (1891) Hesperiidae indicae.

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