Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Hesperiidae > Coeliadinae > Hasora
Hasora chromus (Cramer, [1780]) – Common Banded Awl
Subspecies in India:
(1) Hasora chromus chromus (Cramer, [1780]) – Oriental Common Banded Awl
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- Early stages
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- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- References
Hasora chromus chromus – Oriental Common Banded Awl
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Ricinus communis(Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010) (Euphorbiaceae). Derris scandens (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017), Pongamia pinnata (Davidson et al. 1897; Swinhoe 1913; Bell 1925a; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010) (Fabaceae). Heynea trijuga (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000) (Meliaceae). Toddalia asiatica (Robinson et al. 2010) (Rutaceae). Out of these plants, Ricinus communis needs to be verified.
Key Reference:
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 Reference:
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 > Hasora
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Saji, K., M. Bhakare, S. Mazumder, V. Jathar, and P. A. Kumbhar. 2021. Hasora chromus (Cramer, [1780]) – Common Banded Awl. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.15. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/494/Hasora-chromus
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