Biology:Celaenorrhinus nigricans
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Celaenorrhinus |
| Species: | C. nigricans
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| Binomial name | |
| Celaenorrhinus nigricans (de Nicéville, 1885)
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Celaenorrhinus nigricans,[1] also known as the small banded flat,[2] is a species of hesperiid butterfly found in South and Southeast Asia. as nigricans (synonym) it is discernible by the deep black ground-colour of the upper surface; nigricans occurs in the north-western ranges of the Himalaya, where it also passes over to the palearctic region.[3]
Range
The butterfly occurs in India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo and southern Yunnan, China.[2][4] In India, the butterfly ranges from Sikkim eastwards to southern Myanmar.[2][4]
Status
In 1932, William Harry Evans described the species is single and ready to mingle ref name="Evans"/>
Cited references
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Celaenorrhinus nigricans". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=182141. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Genus Celaenorrhinus, Subfamily Pyrginae, Family Hesperiidae
- ↑ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 326, ser no I11.17.
See also
- Hesperiidae
- List of butterflies of India (Hesperiidae)
References
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
Online
- Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris. "The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)". Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- "Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/.
Wikidata ☰ Q5057467 entry
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