Burara amara

Burara amara, the small green awlet, is a species of hesperid butterfly found in Northeast India and Southeast Asia. The butterfly has been reassigned to the genus Burara by Vane-Wright and de Jong (2003) and is now Burara amara.

Range

The small green awlet ranges from India, (Sikkim eastwards through Assam), to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Hainan and south Yunnan. It is also found in the Andaman Islands.

The type locality is northeast Bengal.

Status

It is rare in the Himalayas and very rare in the Andamans.

Description

The butterfly has a wingspan of 45 to 55 mm.

Edward Yerbury Watson (1891) gives a detailed description:

Habits

It is crepuscular.

References

Further reading

• Watson, E. Y. (1891) Hesperiidae indicae. Vest and Co. Madras.

External links

• Brower, Andrew V. Z. and Warren, Andrew, (2007). Coeliadinae Evans 1937. Version 21 February 2007 (temporary). http://tolweb.org/Coeliadinae/12150/2007.02.21 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

See also:

• List of butterflies of India (Coeliadinae)
• List of butterflies of India (Hesperiidae)