Hasora khoda
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Hasora khoda, the large banded awl, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae which is found in India, parts of Southeast Asia and Australia. It is a butterfly with the characteristic shape of the Hesperiidae, massive with wings positioned in a "V" and with a triangular profile.With a wingspan of approximately 44 mm, it is dark brown in colour for the male, lighter brown for the female with an ornamentation of small yellow spots in the central part of the forewings and on the underside of the hindwings a white line across
The caterpillar is black with white longitudinal lines and white hairs. The large banded awl is found in India in Assam (Cachar) and the Andaman Islands eastwards to Myanmar, Thailand, the Philippines, Sulawesi, New Caledonia and Australia.
The type locality is New Caledonia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Narrow-Banded Awl sighting in Springbrook National Park on a given day, based on 35 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 50th most-seen of the 429 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–March, August and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Narrow-Banded Awl in Springbrook National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and June, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Narrow-Banded Awl sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Narrow-Banded Awl sightings, Springbrook National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Lamington National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Narrow-Banded Awl that you can see in Springbrook National Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Wide-Brand Grass-Dart (about 20%), Orange Palm Dart (about 20%) and Splendid Ochre (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Narrow-Banded Awl is recorded against all the insects logged in Springbrook National Park (35 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
