Native Animals
Hasora schoenherr
Yellow Banded Awl
Taxonomy
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Specific Epithetschoenherr Latreille, 1824
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Infraspecific
- subsp. chuza
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Common Name
- Yellow Banded Awl (English)
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ResidentialNative
The taxonomic status is pending for approval
Description
The beautiful Hasora schoenherr commonly known as Yellow Banded Awl, is a species of butterfly belongs to the family Hesperiidae. It is widely distributed from India to Indo-china, Thailand to Java, and Sumatra to the Philippines. The species is moderately common in the forest up to the highlands (Kirton, 2014).
The Yellow Banded Awl is the most ornate Malayan butterflies member measuring about 2.5 cm (Kirton, 2014). This butterfly is dark brown above with four sub-apical pale yellow spots and three rather large yellowish hyaline spots on the forewing. It also has a broad yellow discal band on the hindwing, and the wing borders are marked with yellowish cilia. The underside pattern is similar to the upperside but has paler wing bases. The apical and marginal areas at the underside of the wings can appear dark purple in some side lights. (Corbet & Pendelbury, 1978).
Corbet, A. S., & Pendelbury, H. M. (1978). The butterflies of the Malay Peninsula.
Kirton, L. G. (2014). A naturalist's guide to the butterflies of peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. John Beaufoy Publishing.
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PM - Peninsular Malaysia; SBH - Sabah; SWK - Sarawak; SEA - Southeast Asia; W - World;
References
Article
- Häuser, C.L., Schulze, C.H. & Fiedler, K. (1997). The Butterfly Species (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) of Kinabalu Park, Sabah. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 45 (2), 281-304
Book
- Corbet, A.S. & Pendlebury, H.M. (1993). The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula. Malaysian Nature Society, Malaysia. pp. 597.
- Kirton, L.G. (2014). A Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. John Beaufoy Publishing, England. pp. 176.
Online
- Malaysia Butterfly Checklist. Nature Society (Singapore). Retrieved February 18, 2021, from http://www.nss.org.sg/butterflies_list/check_list.php?cl_mst.id=1&ac=v
Publications
Acknowledgements :- Ms. Aida Salihah Binti Abu Bakar, Mrs. Aziemah Binti Kinan, Mr. Badrul Amin Bin Jaffar & Ms. Nurfarhana Hizan Binti Hijas
Photo credit :- Bernard Dupont
Species Citation :- Hasora schoenherr. Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Accessed via https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/65351. [Retrieved 30 November 2023].
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