Burara amara (Moore, [1866]) - Small Green Awlet

Subspecies in India

No subspecies are listed under this species.

Conservation and Special status

This species is not legally protected in India under any schedules of WildLife (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022 ('WPAA').

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

This species has been recorded so far from Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, and West Bengal, within the Indian limits. 

 

This species is very rare.

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh131222
Assam41111
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT
Daman & Diu UT
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur1
Meghalaya232
Mizoram1
Nagaland1
Odisha
Puducherry UT
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim1
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Tripura212111
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total24135314861

Unknown. 

 

Page citation

Tadse, S., and K. Kunte. 2026. Burara amara (Moore, [1866]) – Small Green Awlet. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/burara-amara, accessed 2026/04/17.