Aeromachus jhora

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Aeromachus jhora
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Worn museum specimen from Malaya
Close wing posture of Aeromachus jhora de Nicéville, 1885 – Grey Scrub Hopper Butterflies of Pakke - 18.jpg
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A. jhora
Binomial name
Aeromachus jhora

Aeromachus jhora is a species of skipper butterfly found in Asia (Vietnam and Assam to Malaya)

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Description

Upperside dark brown; cilia whitish marked with brown at the end of the nervules. Forewing with a discal curved series of about six pale dots. Hindwing unmarked. Underside dark brown, the costa and the apex of the forewing and the entire hindwing greenish-ochreous, Forewing with the discal series of spots as above, and an indistinct marginal lunular series. Hindwing with a very irregular discal series of spots and an obscure marginal series.

Wing expanse of 0.95 to 1.05 inches (24 to 27 mm).

References

  1. ^ Watson, E. Y. 1891. Hesperiidae Indicae. Vest and co. Madras

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