''Thoressa honorei'', commonly known as the Madras ace,
[ is a skipper ]butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
belonging to 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 ...
found in south India
South India, also known as Dakshina Bharata or Peninsular India, consists of the peninsular southern part of India. It encompasses the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, as well as the union territo ...
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Description
Wing expanse of .
File:Thoressa honorei by Balakrishnan Valappil (7310916528).jpg, Larva (dorsal view)
File:Thoressa honorei by Balakrishnan Valappil (7310916004).jpg, Larva (lateral view)
File:Thoressa honorei by Balakrishnan Valappil (7310915720).jpg, Chrysalis
File:Thoressa honorei by V K Chandrasekharan (cropped).jpg, (dorsal view)
File:MADRAS ACE (Thoressa honorei) 2008 12 07 aralam (7310917474).jpg, Imago (lateral view)
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