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title: "Chestnut Bob"
description: "Iambrix salsala — Insects & spiders. Iambrix salsala, the chestnut bob, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, that is found in parts of South Asia and Southeast Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/chestnut-bob
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Chestnut Bob

> Iambrix salsala — Insects & spiders. Iambrix salsala, the chestnut bob, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, that is found in parts of South Asia and Southeast Asia.

- Scientific name: *Iambrix salsala*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 8764
- Wikidata: [Q5980702](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5980702)
- iNaturalist taxon: [145639](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/145639)

## Names

- en: Chestnut Bob

## Countries with the most observations

IN (3067), SG (1979), HK (1063), MY (536), TH (212), LK (171), CN (59), KH (59), BD (39), VN (35), MM (23), LA (6)

## Summary

Iambrix salsala, the chestnut bob, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae, that is found in parts of South Asia and Southeast Asia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iambrix_salsala

## Photo

![Chestnut Bob](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chestnut-bob/medium.jpg)

Photo: Haneesh K M · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/171701653

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/chestnut-bob?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).