Hasora hurama
Hasora hurama, the broad-banded awl, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia (north-eastern coast of the Northern Territory, the northern Gulf and the north-eastern coast of Queensland), Irian Jaya, Maluku, the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Hasora |
| Species: | H. hurama |
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| Hasora hurama (Butler, 1870) | |
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The wingspan is about 50 mm (2.0 in).
The larvae feed on Derris trifoliata. They live in a shelter made by joining leaves with silk.
Subspecies
- Hasora hurama hurama
- Hasora hurama mola Evans, 1949 (Bacan)
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