Hasora vitta, the plain banded awl,[2][3][4] is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae which is found in India and parts of Southeast Asia.

[5] The butterfly, which has a wingspan of 45 to 55 mm, is dark brown above.

It resembles the common banded awl (Hasora chromus), except in the case of having a broad white band on the under hindwing which is outwardly diffused; also, its wings are more prominently glossed.

[6][7] Other differentiating characteristics are: Male: The upper forewing has an apical spot, sometimes with another in 3.

[6] The butterfly has two subspecies: The plain banded awl is found in India in the south (Kanara), Sikkim, Assam[2] and eastwards to Myanmar, Thailand, western China, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.