Idmon obliquans
Idmon obliquans in Seitz
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Idmon
Species:
I. obliquans
Binomial name
Idmon obliquans
(Mabille, 1893)[1]
Synonyms
  • Astictopterus obliquans Mabille, 1893
  • Jambrix sindu yamanta Fruhstorfer, 1910

Idmon obliquans, the small red bob, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It was described by Paul Mabille in 1893. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.It closely resembles sindu likewise exhibiting a red spot on the forewing.[2]

Subspecies

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  • Idmon obliquans obliquans (southern Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Bangka, Java)
  • Idmon obliquans yamanta (Fruhstorfer, 1910) (Borneo) broader red band of the forewing

References

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  1. ^ Idmon, funet.fi
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9