This Skipper is often found in the
vicinity of hill-station bungalows in Fraser's Hill and Cameron Highlands
in Malaysia - particularly at dawn and dusk. The species often flies in
the company of another species in the genus, Hasora vitta vitta (The
Plain Banded Awl).
In Singapore, Hasora taminatus
malayana is rarely seen, probably because of its flying habits. It
can sometimes be found feeding on flowering trees and stopping to rest
after feeding. It is a fast flyer and difficult to net.
The species is distinct in that
the underside hindwing basal area is a bright coppery green, with a sharply
defined white discal band. The distal area of the hindwing is washed a
steely purple. This species can be separated from Hasora vitta vitta
in that it does not have a spot near the apex of the forewing, as Hasora
vitta normally has. |
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