Celaenorrhinus leucocera

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Common Spotted Flat (Celaenorrhinus leucocera)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Genus: Celaenorrhinus
Species: C. leucocera
Binomial name
Celaenorrhinus leucocera
(Kollar , 1848)

Celaenorrhinus leucocera, commonly known as the Common Spotted Flat, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is a common butterfly generally found in the wet forested hills of southern Asia, from India and the Himalayas east through Indo-China. The upper surfaces of the wings are dark brown with white bands and small white spots towards the tip of the wings.