Conjoined Swift Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Pelopidas conjuncta
Family : Hesperiidae
Order : Lepidoptera
Class : Insecta
Phylum : Arthropoda
Habitat : Plains and forested areas
Description : Upperside of male in this species isdark olive brown.Forewing with nine yellowish-white spots.Hindwing with two or three discal spots and a white spot near the upper end.Female is like the male but the spots are larger.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Hasora vitta
(Plain Banded Awl) -
Borbo cinnara
(Rice Swift) -
Hasora chromus
(Common Banded Awl) -
Caltoris kumara
(Blank Swift) -
Aeromachus stigmata
(Veined Scrub Hopper) -
Pelopidas mathias
(Small Branded Swift) -
Mooreana trichoneura
(Yellow Flat) -
Polytremis eltola
(Yellow-spot Swift) -
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, R.K.,Varshney;Smetacek,Peter(2015).A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India.photo credit:Dr. Raju Kasambe (www.inaturalist.org/people/Dr. Raju Kasambe ),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, R.K.,Varshney;Smetacek,Peter(2015).A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India.photo credit:Dr. Raju Kasambe (www.inaturalist.org/people/Dr. Raju Kasambe ),photo copyright: iNaturalist. more information please contact with us.