Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Hesperiidae > Hesperiinae > Aeromachini > Scobura
Scobura phiditia (Hewitson, [1866]) – One-spotted Forest Bob
Subspecies in India:
No subspecies are listed under this species. It is also known as the Malay Forest Bob (e.g., Evans 1932).
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- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- References
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
This species is traditionally known from the Khasi, Naga and Manipur Hills in NE India. It extends west- and southward into Myanmar, Indo-China and SE Asia. The images (BOI-dv600 to BOI-dv604) published here on 2019/09/18, taken at Rani near Guwahati on 22 March 2017 by Jayant Ghanshyam Bhoir, appear to represent a rare, if not the first, record of the species from the Brahmaputra plains of Assam.
Larval Host Plants:
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
References:
Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Hesperiidae > Hesperiinae > Aeromachini > Scobura
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Bhoir, J. G., and K. Kunte. 2021. Scobura phiditia (Hewitson, [1866]) – One-spotted Forest Bob. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.06. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/3218/Scobura-phiditia