Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Hesperiidae > Coeliadinae > Badamia
Badamia exclamationis (Fabricius, 1775) – Brown Awl
Subspecies in India:
No subspecies are listed under this species.
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Badamia exclamationis – Brown Awl
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Anogeissus acuminata (Robinson et al. 2010), Combretum albidum (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Combretum latifolium (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Combretum ovalifolium (Wynter-Blyth 1957), Terminalia bellirica (Robinson et al. 2010) (Combretaceae). Hiptage benghalensis (K. Kunte pers. obs. 2017) (Malphigiaceae). Ficus (Swinhoe 1913; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010) (Moraceae). Chionanthus purpureus (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000) (Oleaceae).
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 > Badamia
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Saji, K., H. Ogale, Manoj P & Prashanth S. N. 2021. Badamia exclamationis (Fabricius, 1775) – Brown 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/579/Badamia-exclamationis
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