Capila phanaeus

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Fulvous dawnfly
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Capila phanaeus lalita
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Capila
Species:
C. phanaeus
Binomial name
Capila phanaeus
(Hewitson, 1867) [1]

Capila phanaeus, commonly known as the fulvous dawnfly, [2] [3] is a species of hesperid butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia.

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Range

The butterfly occurs in India in the northeast, namely, in Meghalaya (Khasi Hills), Manipur and Mizoram (Lushai Hills) onto Myanmar (Maymyo, Karen Hills and Tavoy). It is also found in Indo-China in the countries of Thailand, southern Vietnam and Laos, in the Malay Peninsula as well as in Sumatra and Borneo. [3] [4]

The type locality is Sarawak, Malaysia. [1]

Status

This butterfly is considered rare. [4]

See also

Cited references

  1. 1 2 Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Capila phanaeus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  2. TOL web page on genus Capila
  3. 1 2 Markku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera page on genus Capila.
  4. 1 2 Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 322, ser no I 6.2.

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