Hyarotis microstictum explained
Hyarotis microstictum, the brush flitter, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm (Assam to Myanmar, Thailand, Langkawi, Malaya, Borneo, Sumatra, Philippines) [1] and in South India.[2] H. m. coorga Evans, 1949 is the subspecies found in South India. H. m. microstictum (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, [1887]) is the subspecies found in the Indomalayan realm.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Notes and References
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- Book: Evans, W. H. . A Catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia, and Australia in the British Museum . William Harry Evans . British Museum (Natural History). Department of Entomology. 1949. London. 358–360.
- Book: A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India . Varshney . R.K. . Smetacek. Peter. Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. 2015. 978-81-929826-4-9. New Delhi. 51. 10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164.
- Web site: Hyarotis microsticta microsticta (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville,[1887])]. Inayoshi. Yutaka. Butterflies in Indo-China.
- Web site: Savela . Markku . Hyarotis microsticta (Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, [1887]) ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . July 2, 2018.
- Book: Watson, E. Y. . Hesperiidae Indicae: being a reprint of descriptions of the Hesperiidae of India, Burma, and Ceylon . Edward Yerbury Watson. Vest and Company. 1891. Madras. 82–83.