Celaenorrhinus nigricans

Small Banded Flat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Celaenorrhinus
Species: C. nigricans
Binomial name
Celaenorrhinus nigricans
(de Nicéville, 1885)

Celaenorrhinus nigricans,[1] commonly called Small Banded Flat,[2] is a hesperiid butterfly which is found in South and Southeast Asia.

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Range

The butterfly occurs in India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Malay Peninsula, Borneo and Southern Yunnan .[2][3] In India, the butterfly ranges from Sikkim eastwards to Southern Myanmar.[2][3]

Status

Not Rare.[3]

Cited references

  1. ^ Card for Celaenorrhinus nigricans in LepIndex. Accessed 26 September 2007.
  2. ^ a b c Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Celaenorrhinus genus., Subfamily Pyrginae, Family Hesperiidae
  3. ^ a b c Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no I11.17, pp 326.

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