Gomalia albofasciata explained

Gomalia albofasciata, the Asian marbled skipper, is a species of spread-wing skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.

This species was formerly a subspecies of Gomalia elma, but was elevated in rank to species as a result of genomic research published in 2020.

Further reading

• Genomics-guided refinement of butterfly taxonomy. 2021. Zhang . Jing. Cong . Qian. Shen . Jinhui. Opler . Paul A.. Grishin . Nick V.. 4. The Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey. 9. 3. 10.5281/zenodo.5630311. 35098146. 8794009. 2643-4806.