Hasora hurama, the broad-banded awl, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia (north-eastern coast of the Northern Territory, the northern Gulf and the north-eastern coast of Queensland), Irian Jaya, Maluku, the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.

Hasora hurama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Hasora
Species:
H. hurama
Binomial name
Hasora hurama
(Butler, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Hesperia hurama Butler, 1870
  • Hasora vivapama Fruhstorfer, 1911
  • Hasora postfasciata Rothschild, 1915
  • Hasora hurama vivapama Fruhstorfer, 1911

The wingspan is about 50 mm (2.0 in).

The larvae feed on Derris trifoliata. They live in a shelter made by joining leaves with silk.

Subspecies

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  • Hasora hurama hurama
  • Hasora hurama mola Evans, 1949 (Bacan)
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