Burara vasutana


Burara vasutana, the green awlet, is a species of hesperid butterfly found in Asia. The butterfly was reassigned to genus Burara by Vane-Wright and de Jong and is considered by them to be Burara vasutana.

Range

The green awlet is found in Nepal, the Indian Himalayas, Myanmar, Thailand and Laos.
In India, the butterfly ranges from Kumaon, across Nepal along the Himalayas to Sikkim and Assam and eastwards towards Myanmar. The type locality is Darjeeling in northern West Bengal.

Status

described it is being not rare in the Himalayas.

Description

The butterfly has a wingspan of 55 to 65 mm.
Edward Yerbury Watson gives a detailed description:

Habits

This butterfly is crepuscular.