About Bibasis harisa (Moore, 1865)
Bibasis harisa, commonly called the orange awlet, is a butterfly species with a wingspan ranging from 45 to 55 mm. A detailed 1891 description by Edward Yerbury Watson distinguishes the appearance of male and female individuals: Both sexes are primarily brown overall. Males have an upperside of dull vinaceous brown that is palest across the wing disc; the forewing has an orange yellow costal streak, and the hindwing is broadly pale buff yellow along its anterior margin. The body is greyish, and the hindwing cilia are orange yellow. On the underside, the wings are paler and suffused with orange yellow. The forewing has a curved series of narrow pale purple streaks between the veins before the apex, plus a broad pale buff patch along the posterior margin. On the hindwing, the veins, lines between the veins, and the cilia are orange yellow. Both forewing and hindwing bear a black basal spot encircled with orange yellow, and a discal series of pale purplish streaks. The third joint of the male's palpi is brown; the underside of the palpi, the front and sides of the thorax, the legs, and a streak running along the abdomen are orange yellow, while the middle of the thorax and abdomen, and the anal tuft, are also orange yellow. For females, the upperside is dark purple brown; the wing bases are greyish and have a steel blue gloss. The body is greyish, and the hindwing cilia are pale orange yellow. The underside matches that of the male, though the pale patch on the forewing's posterior margin is less defined. This butterfly occurs in India, Myanmar, Malaysia, Java, Singapore, Hong Kong, and northern Vietnam. Within India, it is found along the Himalayas from Sikkim to Assam, extending eastwards into southern Myanmar. It has also been recorded from the Andaman Islands. The type locality for this species is Bengal.
