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.

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. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Celaenorrhinus genus., Subfamily Pyrginae, Family Hesperiidae
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no I11.17, pp 326.

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