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Yellow-spot Swift Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Polytremis eltola
Family : Hesperiidae
Order : Lepidoptera
Class : Insecta
Phylum : Arthropoda
Habitat : Open plain lan d
Description : Upperside dark brown to yellow with broad white or yellow spots. Underside yellow with some dark scales, which give it a dirty outlook. Forewing has four white-yellow spots, while hindwing has three white spots.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Caltoris kumara
(Blank Swift) -
Aeromachus stigmata
(Veined Scrub Hopper) -
Borbo cinnara
(Rice Swift) -
Mooreana trichoneura
(Yellow Flat) -
Pelopidas conjuncta
(Conjoined Swift) -
Hasora chromus
(Common Banded Awl) -
Pelopidas mathias
(Small Branded Swift) -
Hasora vitta
(Plain Banded Awl) -
Gerosis phisara
(Dusky Yellow-breast Flat)
References:
description written by:Hajbun Tasnim Preety,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, Ex.Butt.,vol.iv,Hesp.,pl.iv,fig.40(1869)photo credit:Arnold Wijker(www.inaturalist.org/people/Arnold Wijker),photo copyright: iNaturalist. more information please contact with us.
description written by:Hajbun Tasnim Preety,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, Ex.Butt.,vol.iv,Hesp.,pl.iv,fig.40(1869)photo credit:Arnold Wijker(www.inaturalist.org/people/Arnold Wijker),photo copyright: iNaturalist. more information please contact with us.