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Bengal Harisa Orange Awlet

Burara harisa harisa Moore, 1865

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Field Notes

Habitat:

A small low-lying town by the side of a river and surrounded by sal forests.

Notes:

I spotted this butterfly trying to escape from inside a hotel glass gate at a small town called Jorethang in South Sikkim, which is situated across Rangeet River separating Darjeeling District tea estates (West Bengal) and Sikkim.

Species ID Suggestions

Bengal Harisa Orange Awlet

Burara harisa harisa

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James McNair
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Common Awl

Hasora badra

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James McNair
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Comments (5)
DrNamgyalTSherpa
Thanks James. You hit the bull's eye! I feel it's the correct identification. Thanks once more.
James McNair
How about Burara harisa harisa Dr. This has same coloration right down to the 2 little black dots
DrNamgyalTSherpa
Thanks Jellis. This one looks very much like the one in the ref. But still confused among Orange Awlet, Branded Orange Awlet; Bibasis jaina jaina, B. oedipodea athena, Burara harisa consobrina . . . .Pl help.
DrNamgyalTSherpa
Thanks James McNair for the lead. But pl verify again. This one doesn't match with the specimen in the ref.
Jellis
definitely looks like a Awlet species. Almost like the Orange Awlet (Burara harisa consobrina) with the abdomen like a Pale Green Awlet Burara gomata

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PublishedNovember 11, 2015

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