Iambrix salsala explained

Iambrix salsala,^[1] the chestnut bob, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, that is found in parts of South Asia and Southeast Asia.^{[2] [3]}

Subspecies

The subspecies of Iambrix salsala found in India are-^[4]

• Iambrix salsala salsala Moore, 1865
• Iambrix salsala luteipalpis Plötz, 1886

Range

The butterfly occurs in Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, north Vietnam, Hainan, Hong Kong, south Yunnan, Langkawi, Malaysia, Singapore, Tioman, Sumatra and Java.^[5]

In India, the butterfly flies in South India, Calcutta, along the Himalayas from Kumaon to Sikkim, Assam and eastwards to Myanmar.^[5]

Edward Yerbury Watson (1891) states the butterfly's range as follows:

Description

Watson (1891) gives a detailed description, shown below:

Host plants

The larva has been recorded on Setaria barbata,^[6] Bambusa species, Mimosa species.^[5]

References

Print

• Book: Evans . W.H. . William Harry Evans . The Identification of Indian Butterflies . 2nd . Mumbai, India . . 1932 .
• Watson, E. Y. (1891) Hesperiidae indicae: being a reprint of descriptions of the Hesperiidae of India, Burma, and Ceylon.. Vest and Co. Madras.

Online

• Web site: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex) . Beccaloni . George . Scoble . Malcolm . Kitching . Ian . Simonsen . Thomas . Robinson . Gaden . Pitkin . Brian . Hine . Adrian . Lyal . Chris . Natural History Museum, London . 2016-10-15 .
• Brower, Andrew V. Z., (2007). Iambrix Watson 1893. Version 4 March 2007 (under construction). Page on genus Iambrix in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/.
• Web site: Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera .

Notes and References

1. TOL web page on genus Iambrix
2. Book: A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. R.K.. Varshney. Smetacek. Peter. Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. 2015. 978-81-929826-4-9. New Delhi. 47. 10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164.
3. Book: W. H., Evans. 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. 272.
4. Web site: Iambrix salsala Moore, 1865 – Chestnut Bob. 15 September 2017.
5. Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera. Page on genus Iambrix.
6. Kalesh, S & S K Prakash. 2007. Additions of the larval host plants of butterflies of the Western Ghats, Kerala, Southern India (Rhopalocera, Lepidoptera): Part 1. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 2. 235–238. 104.