Biology:Celaenorrhinus munda

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Himalayan spotted flat
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Subspecies C. m. maculicornis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Celaenorrhinus
Species:
C. munda
Binomial name
Celaenorrhinus munda
(Moore, 1884)

Celaenorrhinus munda,[1] also known as the Himalayan spotted flat,[2] is a species of hesperiid butterfly found in South Asia.

Range

The butterfly occurs in India, Pakistan and Myanmar.[2][3] It ranges from Simla in Himachal Pradesh, India, to Pakistan, and eastwards to the southern Shan states in Myanmar.[2][3]

Status

William Harry Evans described this species as rare in 1932.[3]

See also

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Celaenorrhinus munda". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=182138.  Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Celaenorrhinus., Subfamily Pyrginae, Family Hesperiidae
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 326, ser no I11.17. 

External links

Print

  • Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. 

Online

Wikidata ☰ Q5057465 entry