Saturday, November 2, 2013

The Yellow Banded Awl, Hasora schoenherr chuza (Hewitson)

This is an unmistakable insect and it looks like a yellow version of the Plain Banded Awl, to be found in the same localities but much less frequent. On fresh specimens, there is a faint purplish tint on the forewing apex.

Habitat indicator
RSP
WV
PG
VF
FTR
SC
LWDF
LWPF
LMEF
UMN
MN



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Frequency observation chart: (S marks the usual occurences, H marks an unusually high occurence, F for first record)
2013
Mac
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct

S1







2013
2014
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct


S1

S1S2
S2S2S2
2014
2015
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
June
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec





S2

S1






2016
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
 S3b















Above all photos 28 April 2013 @ 10:05

26 Jan 2014 @ 11:11

 11:12

11:12

 11:16

Doing some vertical puddling: 11:16

record shot of a female visiting flowers at mid elevation: 02 Jan 2016 @ 11:17

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