Biology:Celaenorrhinus asmara

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Short description: Species of butterfly

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

Celaenorrhinus asmara,[1] commonly known as the white-banded flat,[2] is a species of hesperiid butterfly which is found in South and Southeast Asia.

Range

The butterfly occurs in India, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and Indonesia.[2][3] The butterfly occurs in India from Assam onward to the Karen Hills in Myanmar.[4]

Status

In 1932, William Harry Evans reported that Celaenorrhinus asmara was not rare in India and Myanmar.[4]

Cited references

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Celaenorrhinus asmara". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=182029.  . Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Celaenorrhinus., Subfamily Pyrginae, Family Hesperiidae
  3. Vane-Wright, R.I, & de Jong, R. (2003). The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 343, 3–267 https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/220217/ page 61
  4. 4.0 4.1 Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 327, ser no I11.21. 

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Wikidata ☰ Q5057433 entry