Hasora taminatus (Hübner, 1818) - White-banded Awl

Subspecies in India

(1) Hasora taminatus taminatus (Hübner, 1818) – Lankan White-banded Awl
(2) Hasora taminatus bhavara Fruhstorfer, 1911 – Himalayan White-banded Awl
(3) Hasora taminatus andama Evans, 1949 – Andaman White-banded Awl
(4) Hasora taminatus milona Evans, 1934 – Nicobar White-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

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT4111
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh311
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT
Daman & Diu UT
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka1512
Kerala3311
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra2122113
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Puducherry UT
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim12
Tamil Nadu1
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total51611332321314
Derris scandens, Pongamia pinnata (Fabaceae).

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(4): 11495–11550.

For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Hasora taminatus (Hübner, 1818) – White-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-taminatus, accessed 2024/11/11.