Koruthaialos sindu
| Koruthaialos sindu | |
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| Upperside | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Koruthaialos |
| Species: | K. sindu
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| Binomial name | |
| Koruthaialos sindu | |
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Koruthaialos sindu, the bright red velvet bob, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. The species was first described by father and son entomologists Cajetan and Rudolf Felder in 1860.[2] This species is at once recognisable by the forewing, which is otherwise unicoloured blackish brown, exhibiting a miniate ( red lead or vermilion colour) transverse diffuse spot which is distinct on both sides.The exception is Idmon obliquans[3]
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- ^ Savela, Markku. "Koruthaialos sindu (C. & R. Felder, 1860)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Koruthaialos sindu". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.