Paintbrush swift | |
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Scientific classification | |
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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