Iambrix salsala,TOL web page on genus Iambrix the chestnut bob, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, that is found in parts of South Asia and Southeast Asia.
Subspecies The subspecies of Iambrix salsala found in India are- 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.Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera. Page on genus Iambrix.
In India, the butterfly flies in South India, Calcutta, along the Himalayas from Kumaon to Sikkim, Assam and eastwards to Myanmar.
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, Bambusa species, Mimosa species.
Cited references
References Print
Watson, E. Y. (1891) Hesperiidae indicae: being a reprint of descriptions of the Hesperiidae of India, Burma, and Ceylon.. Vest and Co. Madras.
Online
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/.
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