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Chestnut Bob butterfly

Iambrix salsala

Description:

Chestnut Bob is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, that is found in Asia and parts of Southeast Asia. Male and female dark brown with olive-brown gloss. Male ; upperside, forewing Avith two or three ill-defined yellowish spots ascending obliquely from beyond middle of posterior margin. Female ; forewing with an oblique series of small semi-transparent white spots curving across the disc (more or less distinct), and terminated below by an ill-defined yellowish spot. Underside chestnut-brown suffused with black on the disc; forewing with minute white spots, one at extremity of the cell, and two or three obliquely beyond ; hindwing with a series of three spots disposed in a curve across disc ; cilia greyish-brown. Palpi, body, and legs yellowish beneath.

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Nidhin Basheer
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Nidhin Basheer

Kerala, India

Spotted on Aug 1, 2015
Submitted on Aug 1, 2015

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