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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Arnetta |
| Species: | A. mercara
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| Arnetta mercara | |
Description
editUpper 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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- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.