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Orange 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 harisa
Binomial name
Bibasis harisa
(de Niceville, 1883)[1]
Synonyms

Ismene harisa de Niceville, 1883[1]
Burara harisa

Bibasis harisa, or the Orange Awlet[2] (a name also used for Bibasis jaina), is a species of hesperid found in Asia. In Scientific nomenclature, synonyms are different Scientific names used for a single Taxon. The Orange-striped Awl, or Bibasis jaina, is a species of hesperid butterfly found in Asia. A skipper is a Butterfly of the family Hesperiidae (superfamily Hesperioidea named after their quick darting flight habits The butterfly has been reassigned to genus Burara vide Vane-Wright and de Jong (2003) and is now known as Burara harisa. Bibasis harisa, or the Orange Awlet (a name also used for Bibasis jaina) is a species of hesperid found in Asia. [3]

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Range

The Orange Awlet is found in India, Myanmar, Malaysia, Java, Singapore and North Vietnam. 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 Java (Jawa is an Island of Indonesia and the site of its Capital city Jakarta. Singapore Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially [2]

In India, the butterfly is found along the Himalayas from Sikkim to Assam and eastwards to South Myanmar. 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. It also has been recorded from 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][4]

The type locality is 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. "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 brown.
Male. Upperside dull vinaceous brown, palest on the disk; forewing with an orange yellow costal streak; hindwing broadly along anterior margin pale buff yellow. Body greyish. Cilia of hindwing orange yellow. Underside paler suffused with orange yellow ; forewing with a curved series of pale purple narrow streaks between the veins before the apex, and a broad pale buff patch along the posterior margin ; hindwing with the veins and lines between them and cilia orange yellow: a black orange yellow encircled basal spot on both wings; a discal series of pale purplish streaks. Third joint of palpi brown ; palpi beneath, front and sides of thorax, legs and streak alongside of abdomen orange yellow ; middle of thorax and abdomen and anal tuft orange yellow.
Female. Upperside dark purple brown ; the base of wings greyish, with steel blue gloss. Body greyish. Cilia of hindwing pale orange yellow. Underside as in male ; posterior margin of forewing with a less defined pale patch.

Habits

Crepescular. [3]

Host-plants

The larva has been recorded on Zingiber zerumbet (family Zingiberaceae). Zingiber zerumbet ( Awapuhi) also known as the Shampoo Ginger, is a vigorous Ginger with leafy stems growing to about 1 [2]

Cited references

  1. ^ a b Card for Burara harisa in LepIndex. Accessed 16 October 2007.
  2. ^ a b c d e 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 c Evans,W. H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no I 2. 13, pp 318-319.
  5. ^ Watson, E. Y. (1891) Hesperiidae indicae.

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