''Idmon obliquans'', the small red bob, is a butterfly in the family

Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...

. It was described by Paul Mabille in 1893. It is found in the

Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia. Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Indi ...

. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde'' 9

Subspecies

*''Idmon obliquans obliquans'' (southern Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Bangka, Java) *''Idmon obliquans yamanta'' (Fruhstorfer, 1910) (Borneo)

References

Butterflies described in 1893 Ancistroidini Butterflies of Asia {{Hesperiinae-stub