Hasora chromus
(Chrome awl, Common banded awl)
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FAMILY |
Hesperiidae |
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Species |
Hasora chromus |
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Common name(s) |
Chrome awl, Common banded awl |
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Main colour(s) |
Brown |
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Distinctive features |
Dark brown above, paler below, wingspan 42/43 mm |
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Campus |
Townsville |
Description
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This butterfly is usually present in October and March, juveniles may denude the fresh foliage of Pongamia (Millettia pinnata). Larvae build tents by folding a leaf to pupate. Mature larvae about 3.5 cm long, body variable in colour, greenish-grey to grey brown to purplish brown, with black, yellow and brown longitudinal lines. Adults dark brown on upper surface, lower brown with a narrow white band on hind wing. |
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