Baracus vittatus

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Hampson's Hedge-Hopper
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Genus: Baracus Species: B. vittatus
Binomial name
Baracus vittatus (Felder, 1862)

Baracus vittatus, commonly known as Hampson's Hedge-Hopper, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in India.

[edit] References

• Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
• Gay,Thomas; Kehimkar,Isaac & Punetha,J.C.(1992) Common Butterflies of India. WWF-India and Oxford University Press, Mumbai, India.
• Haribal, Meena (1994) Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History.
• Kunte,Krushnamegh (2005) Butterflies of Peninsular India. Universities Press.
• Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.

[edit] See also

• Papilionidae
• List of Butterflies of India
• List of Butterflies of India (Hesperiidae)