Small branded swift [Pelopidas mathias]

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Flora & Fauna

The Small branded swift belongs to the family Hesperiidae. The butterfly is also known by several other names, such as, “dark small-branded swift, small branded swift, lesser millet skipper or black branded swift” (Wikipedia). This butterfly is found throughout most of south, southeast and East Asia, up until the Philippines. It is also known to be present in tropical Africa and Arabia. (Wikipedia).

Collection:

Nature Collection

Album Name:

Mymoon Moghul collection - Butterflies

Photograph ID:

001/0383/0002

Album ID:

0383

Photographer:

Mymoon Moghul was born and brought up in the IIT Madras campus. She did her schooling at Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Madras. Mymoon Moghul graduated from Quaid-e-Millat Govt. College for Women, Chennai with a degree in zoology. Following this, she completed her post-graduation in Library and Information Science and Psychology. In 2001, Mymoon attained a doctorate in the field of scientometrics. She has been working as a library professional since 1986. Since 1993, she has been working at the CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai. She is a passionate wildlife photographer.