About Hyarotis adrastus (Stoll, 1782)
Scientific name: Hyarotis adrastus (Stoll, 1782)
Males and females of this species are dark chocolate-brown in base color. On the upperside, the forewing has three small, connected semi-transparent white subapical spots, three similar but larger discal spots, and a fourth spot positioned above the discal spots inside the cell. On the underside, the basal area is darker brown, while the outer region is paler. The forewing retains the same spots seen on the upperside, and these spots are bordered on the outer edge by a suffused dark brown streak. The hindwing has a double series of white lunules, each edged with dark brown on its outer side, that crosses the middle of the wing; beyond this double series lies a submarginal series of suffused dark brown spots. The undersides of the palpi, thorax, and abdomen are pale greyish-brown. The legs are brown. The cilia are yellowish-white, marked with spots of pale brown.
This species was originally documented from Bengal. Additional confirmed recorded locations include Ceylon (reported by Hutchison, Wade, Mackwood), Andamans and Cachar (reported by Wood-Mason and de Nicéville), Sikkim (reported by de Nicéville and Elwes), Calcutta (reported by de Nicéville), Kumaon (reported by Doherty), Kangra in the North-Western Himalayas (reported by Moore), Orissa (reported by Taylor), and the Nilgiris (reported by Hampson). It is also found in Burma, Andamans, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Hainan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Tioman, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Palawan, and the Philippines.
