Burara vasutana

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Burara vasutana, the green awlet,[1] is a species of hesperid butterfly found in Asia. The butterfly was reassigned to genus Burara by Vane-Wright and de Jong (2003) and is considered by them to be Burara vasutana.[2]

Range

The green awlet is found in Nepal, the Indian Himalayas, Myanmar, Thailand and Laos.[1]

In India, the butterfly ranges from Kumaon, across Nepal along the Himalayas to Sikkim and Assam and eastwards towards Myanmar.[1][3] The type locality is Darjeeling in northern West Bengal.[1]

Status

William Harry Evans described it is being not rare in the Himalayas.[3]

Description

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The butterfly has a wingspan of 55 to 65 mm.[3]

Edward Yerbury Watson (1891) gives a detailed description:[4]

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Habits

This butterfly is crepuscular.[2]

References

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  1. a b c d 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 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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  4. 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.

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