Narrow-winged Awl
Badamia exclamationis
Also called Brown Awl, Migratory Skipper
The Narrow-winged Awl (Badamia exclamationis) is a butterfly found in Australia, in the family Hesperiidae, the skippers. Its caterpillars are known to feed on 5 plants, including Pongamia pinnata, Terminalia catappa and Rhyssopterys timorensis. This page has 4 photos of its life cycle (final instar caterpillars and pupae) by Bob Miller.
Life cycle of the Narrow-winged Awl
Narrow-winged Awl caterpillars (final instar)
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Narrow-winged Awl pupae
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Photos by Bob Miller. Free to use for any purpose (CC0). Select a photo to enlarge it or download the original. Using these photos. Add your own photo of this butterfly.
Caterpillar food plants
5 known food plants.