Hasora hurama

Hasora hurama, the broad-banded awl, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia (north-eastern coast of the Northern Territory, the northern Gulf and the north-eastern coast of Queensland), Irian Jaya, Maluku, the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.

Hasora hurama
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Hasora
Species:
H. hurama
Binomial name
Hasora hurama
(Butler, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Hesperia hurama Butler, 1870
  • Hasora vivapama Fruhstorfer, 1911
  • Hasora postfasciata Rothschild, 1915
  • Hasora hurama vivapama Fruhstorfer, 1911

The wingspan is about 50 mm (2.0 in).

The larvae feed on Derris trifoliata. They live in a shelter made by joining leaves with silk.

Subspecies
  • Hasora hurama hurama
  • Hasora hurama mola Evans, 1949 (Bacan)


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