Badamia exclamationis

Fabricius 1775 - The Brown Awl

A rare forest species, distinguished by the long narrow forewing. It will usually only be encountered by accidentally disturbing the species when resting.

Flight Period

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Wingspan

48 - 56mm

Early Stages

Fully known. More detailed life history information is available from the following resource: ButterflyCircle Blog (courtesy of Dr. Horace Tan.)

Larval Foodplant

Terminalia calamansanai and Terminalia bellirica (both Combretaceae)

Range

A very wide range, encompassing all of the Oriental Region to the South Pacific Islands.