Iambrix salsala

Iambrix salsala, the chestnut bob, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, that is found in parts of South Asia and Southeast Asia.

Subspecies

The subspecies of Iambrix salsala found in India are-

• Iambrix salsala salsala Moore, 1865
• Iambrix salsala luteipalpis Plötz, 1886

Range

The butterfly occurs in Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, north Vietnam, Hainan, Hong Kong, south Yunnan, Langkawi, Malaysia, Singapore, Tioman, Sumatra and Java.

In India, the butterfly flies in South India, Calcutta, along the Himalayas from Kumaon to Sikkim, Assam and eastwards to Myanmar.

Edward Yerbury Watson (1891) states the butterfly's range as follows:

Description

Watson (1891) gives a detailed description, shown below:

Host plants

The larva has been recorded on Setaria barbata, Bambusa species, Mimosa species.

Cited references

References

Print

• Watson, E. Y. (1891) Hesperiidae indicae: being a reprint of descriptions of the Hesperiidae of India, Burma, and Ceylon.. Vest and Co. Madras.

Online

• Brower, Andrew V. Z., (2007). Iambrix Watson 1893. Version 4 March 2007 (under construction). Page on genus Iambrix in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/.

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