Arnetta mercara, the Coorg forest hopper or Coorg forest bob,[2] is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Kerala and Karnataka.[2][3]

Coorg forest hopper
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Arnetta
Species:
A. mercara
Binomial name
Arnetta mercara
Evans, 1932[1]

Description

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Upper side: Forewing only with conspicuous conjoined hyaline white apical spots, no discal spots. Underside: Hindwing varies from dark (wet season form), to a variegated form (dry season form) with central and submarginal grey scaling. Forewing of male: 15 mm. Resembles dry season form of Astictopterus jama. Uncus undivided

— William Harry Evans, A Catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia, and Australia in the British Museum[3]

References

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  1. ^ Arnetta, funet.fi
  2. ^ a b R.K., Varshney; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 47. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
  3. ^ a b W. H., Evans (1949). A Catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia, and Australia in the British Museum. London: British Museum (Natural History). Department of Entomology. p. 234.