Hasora leucospila leucospila  (Mabille,1891)

The Violet Awl – ผีเสื้อหน้าเข็มเหลือบม่วงแถบดำ

Koh Phangan (Suratthani) 25 June 2013

Koh Phangan (Suratthani) 25 June 2013

Koh Samui (Suratthani) 23 January 2015

Quite uncommon species, except the islands of Koh Samui and Koh Phangan, where is more easy to spot it. For some time the female of this species were considered a different species, named Hasora maevis and quite rare. Only after a study of first stages and DNA has been determined that actually Hasora maevis was the female of Hasora leucospila, that is sexual dimorphic.

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Hasora mavis Evans, 1934 syn. n. is confirmed to be the female of H. leucospila leucospila (Mabille, 1891) (Hesperiidae, Coeliadinae) by DNA barcoding.

 

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