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Burara jaina

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Scientific Name : Burara jaina
Family : Hesperiidae
Order : Lepidoptera
Class : Insecta
Phylum : Arthropoda
Habitat : Thick forest
 
Description : In males,the upperside is orange red and underside is paler brown.Both wings with a small black orange red bordered spot.Female similar without orange red and black patches.
 
Distribution in Bangladesh
References:
description written by:Hajbun Tasnim Preety,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, Evans,W.H.1932.The Identification of Indain Butterflies(2nd ed.);photo credit & copyright: Delip k Das,Bangladesh.more information please contact with us.