Burara anadi


Burara anadi, the plain orange awlet, is a species of hesperid butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia. The butterfly has been reassigned by Vane-Wright and de Jong to the genus Burara and is considered by them Burara anadi. Some treatments place them in the genus Bibasis.

Range

The plain orange awlet ranges from India,, to the Karen Hills in Myanmar, northern Thailand and Laos.

Status

The species is considered rare.

Description

The butterfly has a wingspan of 50 to 55 mm.
Edward Yerbury Watson gives a detailed description:

Habits

This butterfly is crepuscular.