Burara amara

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Burara amara, the small green awlet,[1] is a species of hesperid butterfly found in Northeast India and Southeast Asia. The butterfly has been reassigned to the genus Burara by Vane-Wright and de Jong (2003) and is now Burara amara.[2]

Range

The small green awlet ranges from India, (Sikkim eastwards through Assam), to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Hainan and south Yunnan. It is also found in the Andaman islands.[1]

The type locality is northeast Bengal.[3]

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At Mount Harriet National Park in the Andamans

Status

It is rare in the Himalayas and very rare in the Andamans.[4]

Description

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The butterfly has a wingspan of 45 to 55 mm.[4]

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Habits

It is crepuscular.[2]

References

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  1. a b Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Bibasis.
  2. a b Vane-Wright and de Jong (2003) (see TOL web pages on genus Bibasis and 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.
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  5. Watson, E. Y. (1891) Hesperiidae indicae.

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Further reading

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  • Watson, E. Y. (1891) Hesperiidae indicae. Vest and Co. Madras.

External links

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