Hasora chromus (Cramer, [1780]) - Common Banded Awl

Subspecies in India

(1) Hasora chromus chromus (Cramer, [1780]) – Oriental Common Banded Awl
 

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 Andaman & Nicobar Islands UT, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Delhi NCR, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry UT, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal, within the Indian limits.

 

This species is common.

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT12
Andhra Pradesh111
Arunachal Pradesh11
Assam1232111
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh3371453
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT
Daman & Diu UT
Delhi21021
Goa
Gujarat52113
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka889177151376749
Kerala215612
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh116
Maharashtra36575729351919206
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha1
Puducherry UT
Punjab
Rajasthan211
Sikkim1
Tamil Nadu11122111
Telangana2
Tripura1
Uttar Pradesh12121
Uttarakhand1
West Bengal12313121
Total131717282728595660443534
Derris scandens, Pongamia pinnata (Fabaceae). Heynea trijuga (Meliaceae). Toddalia asiatica (Rutaceae).
Ricinus communis (Euphorbiaceae) has also been reported, but need verification.

For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.

Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10(4): 11495–11550.

Page citation

Saji, K., M. Bhakare, S. Mazumder, V. Jathar, S. Tadse, and P. A. Kumbha 2026. Hasora chromus (Cramer, [1780]) – Common Banded Awl. 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/index.php/hasora-chromus, accessed 2026/05/24.