Celaenorrhinus asmara

White-banded Flat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Celaenorrhinus
Species: C. asmara
Binomial name
Celaenorrhinus asmara
(Butler, 1879)

Celaenorrhinus asmara,[1] which is commonly called the White-banded Flat,[2] is a hesperiid butterfly which is found in South and Southeast Asia.

Range

The butterfly occurs in India, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.[2] The butterfly occurs in India from Assam onward to the Karen hills in Myanmar.[3]

Status

Not Rare in India and Myanmar.[3]

Cited references

  1. Card for Celaenorrhinus asmara in LepIndex. Accessed 22 September 2007.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Celaenorrhinus genus., Subfamily Pyrginae, Family Hesperiidae
  3. 3.0 3.1 Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no I11.21, pp 327.

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