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Indian Awlking

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Coeliadinae
Genus: Choaspes
Species: C. 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. benjaminii
Binomial name
Choaspes benjaminii
(Guérin-Méneville, 1843) [1]

Choaspes benjaminii,[2][3] commonly known as the Indian Awlking, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville ( October 12, 1799 – January 26, 1874) was a French Entomologist. 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

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Range

The Indian Awlking is found in Sri Lanka, India, north Myanmar, Malaysia, Taiwan and Japan. Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island 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 Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. [2]

In India, the Indian Awlking ranges from the Palni Hills, Nilgiris and Kodagu in the South to northern and eastern India; from Kulu to Assam and eastwards onto Myanmar. The Palni Hills (also Palani Hills are a mountain range in Tamil Nadu state of South India. The Nilgiri (Tamil: நீலகிரி or literally Blue Mountains) often referred to as the Nilgiri Hills, are a range of mountains with at least 24 peaks above Kodagu ( Kannada:ಕೊಡಗು is a district of Karnataka State in Southern India. Kulu is a town and district of Konya Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. 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. [4]

The type locality is Nilgiris, (South India). South India is the area encompassing India 's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union [2]

Status

Not Rare. [4][5]

Description

For a key to the terms used see Lepidopteran glossary

The Indian Awlking is 50 to 60 mm long. "Tornus" redirects here For the Gastropod Genus, see Tornus (gastropod. It is distinguished by the shining green under hindwing with black veins, orange area with black spots on the tornus. "Tornus" redirects here For the Gastropod Genus, see Tornus (gastropod.

The male butterfly is shining indigo-blue above. It has purplish hairs at the base which turn greenish with age. Cilia of hindwing and anal lobe broadly ochreous-red.

The female butterfly is dark shining green with bluish-gray hairs at the base. forewing with a broad pale cupreous brown band on posterior margin ; hindwing with a broad ochreous-red lobular patch with black macular upper border and broad central angular streak. [6]

Thorax greyish olive above, vertex bluish olive, abdomen brown ; palpi and thorax in front and abdomen beneath, ochreous-red. In Arthropod and Vertebrate Anatomy, the vertex (or cranial vertex) refers to the upper surface of the head [6]

Habits

The Indian Awlking is found in heavy jungles from 3500 feet to 8000 feet in the hills. It is attracted to flowers, animal and bird droppings. It frequents the shade in the daytime but is found flying in the open during the early and late hours of the day. [4]

Life cycle

Caterpillars

Larva with broad transverse dorsal black and yellow bands and two rows of white spots along the back ; head, two anal segments and laterally below the bands red ; face black spotted. [6]

Pupa

Pupa pinkish grey black spotted. The larva rolls itself upon the tip of the leaf on which it feeds, and when it has eaten this leaf it goes to another, and so on till it changes to pupa. [6]

Hostplants

The larva has been recorded on Sabia campanulata, Meliosma pungens, Meliosma rhoifolia, Meliosma rigida, and Meliosma squamulata. [2]

Cited references

  1. ^ Card for Choaspes benjaminii in LepIndex. Accessed 12 October 2007.
  2. ^ a b c d Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera - page on genus Choaspes.
  3. ^ TOL web page on genus Choaspes
  4. ^ a b c Wynter-Blyth, M. A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, pg 470.
  5. ^ Evans,W. H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no I 4. 4, pg 321.
  6. ^ a b c d Watson, E. Y. (1891) Hesperiidae indicae. Vest and Co. Madras.

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