Baoris penicillata

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Paintbrush swift
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Baoris
Species:
B. penicillata
Binomial name
Baoris penicillata
(Moore, 1881)

Baoris penicillata, the Paintbrush swift, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. [1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka, [2] Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, [3] and recently from China. [4]

Wingspan is about 32-38mm. [5] Three subspecies recognized.

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References

  1. "Species Details : Baoris penicillata Moore, 1881". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. "Sri Lankan Paint Brush Swift". slbutterflies. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  3. "Baoris Moore, [1881]". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  4. "Notes on the genus Thoressa Swinhoe, [1913] from China, with the description of a new species" (PDF). zobodat. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  5. "Baoris penicillata chapmani". samuibutterflies. Retrieved 28 March 2018.