TL: India, Darjeeling
Male. Upperside deep purple brown, paler on the base of the wings ; forewing with orange yellow costal basal streak. Cilia of hindwing broad and bright orange yellow. Underside glossy greyish green, the veins and narrow intermediate parallel lines blackish ; a patch on posterior half of forewing brown bordered above with blue. Third joint of palpi brown, the rest orange yellow. Head, thorax in front and beneath, legs, middle of abdomen beneath, and anal tuft bright orange yellow.
Female. Upperside darker brown, the base of the wings greyish blue ; forewing with two small semitransparent spots obliquely beneath the extremity.
48-65 mm
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishGreen Awlet 
ไทยหน้าปีกมนเขียวใหญ่
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Bibasis vasutana Moore, 1866 Ismene vasutana Moore, 1866
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies of India Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy Butterflies of Indo-China Y.Inayoshi 
Lepiforum e. V.
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 | Extinct |
 | Extinct in the wild |
 | Critically endangered |
 | Endangered |
 | Vulnerable |
 | Near Threatened |
 | Least Concern |
 | Lower Risk |
 | Legally protected |
 | CITES |