Parata chromusGoniloba chromusHasora alexis Hasora chromus, the common banded awl,[2][3] is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae which is found in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and Australia.

[4] The common banded awl is found throughout the Indian subcontinent,[2] Southeast Asia (including the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian archipelago), South China, Okinawa, Japan, United Arab Emirates, Papua New Guinea and Australia.

[6] The following species of awls (genus Hasora) look similar and can be told apart by the differences in the white discal band of the underside of the hindwing.

When newly born, the caterpillar eats the eggshelf, usually incompletely and scuttles off to a leaf where it hurriedly makes a cell for itself.

[5] Host plants The larva (caterpillar) has been recorded on Ricinus communis, Derris scandens, Pongamia pinnata, Heynea trijuga and Toddalia asiatica.