Abaratha ransonnetii

Abaratha ransonnetii, commonly known as the golden angle, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It was first described by Baron Cajetan von Felder in 1868.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

• Abaratha ransonnetii potiphera Hewitson, 1873 (India)
• Abaratha ransonnetii ransonnetii (Sri Lanka)

Range

It occurs in India (Gujarat, Jharkhand, Odisha and southwards to Kerala) and Sri Lanka.

Description

In 1891, Edward Yerbury Watson gave this detailed description:

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