Subspecies in India
(1) Hasora chromus chromus (Cramer, [1780]) – Oriental Common Banded Awl
Conservation and Special status
This species is not legally protected in India under any schedules of WildLife (Protection) Act, 1972.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Andhra Pradesh | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Assam | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Bihar | |||||||||||||
| Chandigarh | |||||||||||||
| Chhattisgarh | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | ||||||
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT | |||||||||||||
| Daman & Diu UT | |||||||||||||
| Delhi | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| Goa | |||||||||||||
| Gujarat | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |||||||||
| Haryana | |||||||||||||
| Himachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Jammu and Kashmir UT | |||||||||||||
| Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
| Karnataka | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | |
| Kerala | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Ladakh UT | |||||||||||||
| Lakshadweep | |||||||||||||
| Madhya Pradesh | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Maharashtra | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 6 | |
| Manipur | |||||||||||||
| Meghalaya | |||||||||||||
| Mizoram | |||||||||||||
| Nagaland | |||||||||||||
| Odisha | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Puducherry UT | |||||||||||||
| Punjab | |||||||||||||
| Rajasthan | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Sikkim | |||||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Tripura | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Uttarakhand | 1 | ||||||||||||
| West Bengal | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 8 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 52 | 49 | 58 | 43 | 31 | 32 |
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.
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Page citation
Saji, K., M. Bhakare, S. Mazumder, V. Jathar, and P. A. Kumbha 2023. Hasora chromus (Cramer, [1780]) – Common Banded Awl. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/hasora-chromus, accessed 2023/06/02.