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Erionota torus
This is a Rounded Palm-Redeye that i found on the door of my house. It is brown in color, and has a red eyes. The wingspan of this skipper is about 65–70 mm.
Erionota torus is similar in appearance with Erionota thrax. But, the forwing termen of Erionota thrax is straight, while the forwing termen of Erionota torus is convex.
The third picture is taken with the flash on.
- Spotted on the door of my house.
- The Rounded Palm-Redeye is from the Hesperiidae family.
* Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Arthropoda
* Class: Insecta
* Order: Lepidoptera
* Family: Hesperiidae
* Genus: Erionota
* Species: E. torus
Spotted on Jan 5, 2015
Submitted on Jan 10, 2015
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