Banana Skipper

Erionota thrax

"Erionota thrax" is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found from India, through south-eastern Asia to Papua New Guinea. In the north it is found up to southern China. It is an introduced species on various Pacific islands, including the Solomon Islands and Hawaii.
Erionota thrax – Palm Redeye Skipper You are never far from a banana tree, so bugs associated with bananas are bound to be present. But, surprisingly, very few bugs can tackle the banana leaf. In fact, I think the only banana leaf feeding bug I have in my collection, is the caterpillar of this butterfly. The red eye is an indication that this butterfly, is a low light variety and is mainly active in the early hours of the day, feeding on the banana flower. Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Alongside a stream and paddy fields. Bandung,Erionota thrax,Geotagged,Indonesia,Java,Palm Redeye,Palm Redeye Skipper,Summer,West Java,banana skipper

Appearance

Male and female. Wings above chocolate-brown; anterior wings with three discal pale ochraceous spots, situate one crossing cell, another beneath cell and between the two lower median nervules, and the third and smallest between the first and second median nervules; posterior wings with the fringe greyish-ochraceous. Wings beneath paler than above; posterior wings with a discal, rounded, macular, darker fascia. Body and legs more or less concolorous with wings.— Edward Yerbury Watson
Red-Eyed Banana Skipper Butterfly, Erionota Thrax - female on Star Jasmine flower Erionota thrax,Fall,Geotagged,Indonesia,Palm Redeye

Naming

* "Erionota thrax thrax"
⤷  "Erionota thrax mindana" Evans, 1941
⤷  "Erionota thrax hasdrubal" Fruhstorfer, 1910
⤷  "Erionota thrax alexandra" De Long et Treadaway, 1993

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyHesperiidae
GenusErionota
SpeciesE. thrax
Photographed in
Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines