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Orange-striped Awl

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 jaina
Binomial name
Bibasis jaina
(Moore, 1865)[1]
Synonyms

Ismene jaina Moore, 1865[1]
Burara jaina

The Orange-striped Awl, or Bibasis jaina,[2] is a species of hesperid butterfly found in 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 The butterfly has been reassigned to genus Burara, and is now Burara jaina. The Orange-striped Awl, or Bibasis jaina, is a species of hesperid butterfly found in Asia. [3] The butterfly is occasionally referred to as the Orange Awlet sometimes, though the latter name is also used for Bibasis harisa. Bibasis harisa, or the Orange Awlet (a name also used for Bibasis jaina) is a species of hesperid found in Asia. [4]

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Range

The Orange-striped Awl is found in India, Myanmar, Thailand and 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. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially [2]

In India, the skipper is found in the Western Ghats and the Himalayas from Garhwal (Mussoorie) to Sikkim and Assam eastwards to Myanmar. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Western Ghats ( Kannada ಸಹ್ಯಾದ್ರಿ Marathi / Konkani - सह्याद्री Sahyadri Malayalam സഹ്യപര്‍വ്വതം WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Mussoorie is a city and a Municipal board, about 34 km from Dehradun and in Dehradun district 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][5]

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

Status

Fairly common in Coorg. Kodagu ( Kannada:ಕೊಡಗು is a district of Karnataka State in Southern India. Rare elsewhere in India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country [5]

Description

For a key to the terms used see the glossary of Lepidopteran terms. "Tornus" redirects here For the Gastropod Genus, see Tornus (gastropod.

Both sexes:The butterfly, which has a wingspan of 60 to 70mm, is a dark vinaceous brown above. The forewing has an orange costal streak on the forewing, from the base above the cell to about halfway along the wing while the hindwing has an orange fringe. The skipper is paler below and has orange bands along the veins of the hindwing. [5]

Male:The male may have an indistinct dark brand placed centrally on the forewing above, between mid 1b to vein 3. [5]

Watson (1891) gives a detailed description, shown below:[6]

Male. Upperside forewing with an orange red subcostal basal streak and an indistinct blackish patch beneath the cell ; front of thorax, anal tuft, and cilia of hindwing bright orange red ; thorax and base of abdomen clothed with bluish grey hairs. Underside paler brown ; both wings with a small black orange red bordered basal spot : forewing with a well defined purplish white spot within the cell ; and a curved discal series of narrow less defined spots ; posterior margin broadly yellow : hindwing with the veins towards the abdominal margin and cilia orange red ; a curved ill-defined series of narrow purplish white discal streaks. Third joint of palpi brown ; thorax beneath greyish ; middle of abdomen beneath and sides of the bands and legs orange red. Female similar, but with darker bluish grey hairs without the orange red subcostal streak and black discal patch.

Habits

The Orange-striped Awl is an insect of the low foothills having dense jungles and heavy rainfalls. It is rarely seen out of such terrain. Crepescular in nature, the skipper flies early in the mornings or late in the evenings. It has a strong, fast and straight flight. It is best seen in the ravines and nullahs. It hovers at leaves and visits Lantana and other attractive flowers. [3][5]

Host-plants

The larva has been recorded on Larva on Hiptage benghalensis. Hiptage benghalensis, often simply called Hiptage, is a perennial, Evergreen Liana native to India, Southeast [2]

Cited references

  1. ^ a b Card for Bibasis jaina in LepIndex. Accessed 12 October 2007.
  2. ^ a b c d e Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera. Page on genus Bibasis.
  3. ^ a b Vane-Wright and de Jong (2003) (see TOL web pages on genus Bibasis 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. ^ The butterfly is referred to as the 'Orange Awlet' in Evans and Wynter-Blyth, but since B. harisa is also called the 'Orange Awlet', the alternate name, 'Orange-striped Awlet' is preferred for this species.
  5. ^ a b c d e Wynter-Blyth, M. A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, pp 468-469.
  6. ^ Watson, E. Y. (1891) Hesperiidae indicae. Vest and Co. Madras.

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