''Halpe homolea'', the Indian ace or Ceylon ace, is a

butterfly Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

belonging to the family

Hesperiidae Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea, but have since been placed in the superfamily Papilion ...

Description

Subspecies

*''H. h. aucma'' Swinhoe, 1893 - Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland *''H. h. hindu'' Evans, 1937 - Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu *''H. h. molta'' Evans, 1949 - Sikkim *''H. h. perfossa'' South, 1913 - Arunachal Pradesh

References

Astictopterini Butterflies of Asia Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson Taxa described in 1868 {{Hesperiinae-stub