Butterfly

Hasora vitta (Butler, 1870) - Plain Banded Awl

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(1) Hasora vitta indica Evans, 1932 – Indian Plain Banded Awl
(2) Hasora vitta manda Evans, 1949 – Andaman Plain Banded Awl

This species is legally protected in India under Schedule IV of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

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

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(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

Hasora leucospila (Mabille, 1891) - Violet Awl

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(1) Hasora leucospila leucospila (Mabille, 1891) – Sulawesi Violet Awl

Hasora khoda (Mabille, 1876) - Large Banded Awl

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(1) Hasora khoda coulteri Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, [1887] – Cachar Large Banded Awl

Hasora chromus (Cramer, [1780]) - Common Banded Awl

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(1) Hasora chromus chromus (Cramer, [1780]) – Oriental Common Banded Awl

Hasora badra (Moore, [1858]) - Common Awl

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(1) Hasora badra badra (Moore, [1858]) – Oriental Common Awl

Hasora anura de Nicéville, 1889 - Slate Awl

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(1) Hasora anura anura de Nicéville, 1889 – Himalayan Slate Awl

Choaspes xanthopogon (Kollar, [1844]) - Spiny Awlking

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(1) Choaspes xanthopogon xanthopogon (Kollar, [1844]) – Himalayan Spiny Awlking
This is also known as Similar Awlking.

Choaspes stigmata Evans, 1932 - Branded Awlking

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No subspecies are listed under this species.

Choaspes spp - - Awlking spp.

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Four species of Choaspes occur in India: (1) Choaspes benjaminii (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) – Common Awlking, (2) Choaspes furcata Evans, 1932 – Hooked Awlking, (3) Choaspes stigmata Evans, 1932 – Branded Awlking, and (4) Choaspes xanthopogon (Kollar, [1844]) – Spiny Awlking. They cannot be easily identified from the images of undersides alone taken in nature.

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