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. 1 2 Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Celaenorrhinus genus., Subfamily Pyrginae, Family Hesperiidae
  3. 1 2 Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no I11.21, pp 327.

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