Hasora vitta
Hasora vitta, the plain banded awl, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae which is found in India and parts of Southeast Asia.
Description
The butterfly, which has a wingspan of 45 to 55 mm, is dark brown above. It resembles the common banded awl, except in the case of having a broad white band on the under hindwing which is outwardly diffused; also, its wings are more prominently glossed.Other differentiating characteristics are:
Male: The upper forewing has an apical spot, sometimes with another in 3. The upper forewing has no brand.
Female: The apical spot in the case of the female is larger, and there is an additional spot in 2.
Taxonomy
The butterfly has two subspecies:- Hasora vitta vitta - South Myanmar, Malaya peninsula, Indonesian archipelago and Philippines.
- Hasora vitta indica - South India, Sikkim, Assam, North Myanmar, Thailand and south western China.