Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Hesperiidae > Coeliadinae > Bibasis
Bibasis sena (Moore, [1866]) – Orange-tailed Awl
Subspecies in India:
(1) Bibasis sena sena (Moore, [1866]) – Indian Orange-tailed Awl
- Photo Gallery
- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- References
Early Stages:
Caterpillars make cells.
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Combretum latifolium(Swinhoe 1913; Bell 1925a; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Robinson et al. 2010) (Combretaceae). Hiptage benghalensis (Wynter-Blyth 1957) (Malpighiaceae).
Key References:
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, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Key References:
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, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
References:
Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Hesperiidae > Coeliadinae > Bibasis
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Saji, K., Kalesh S. and K. Kunte. 2021. Bibasis sena (Moore, [1866]) – Orange-tailed Awl. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.06. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/491/Bibasis-sena