Baoris pagana

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Baoris pagana is a small skipper butterfly found in the Indomalayan region, including Nepal, northeast India, and Borneo.

Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Family: Hesperiidae
- Genus: Baoris
- Species: pagana
- Binomial name: Baoris pagana (Nicéville, 1887)

What it looks like
- Male: Upper wings are dark brown with a purple sheen. The base has yellowish, hair-like scales. The forewings show several semi-transparent yellow spots; the hindwings are plain. The underside is ochre-brown and lacks the purple gloss.
- Female: Wings are a little broader, but otherwise the same as the male.