Hasora salanga
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| Green awl | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Hasora |
| Species: | H. salanga |
| Binomial name | |
| Hasora salanga | |
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Hasora salanga, the green awl,[3][4] is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae which is found in India, parts of Southeast Asia and Australia.
The forewing length (base to apex) is 23mm. (male). The underside of the hindwing is green. In females upper forewing has white spots in spaces 2 and 3.
Distribution
The green awl is found in India in the Nicobar Islands and eastwards to Myanmar (Dawnas to south Myanmar), Thailand, the Malay Peninsula (Malacca), Sumatra and Borneo.[4][5]
