Celaenorrhinus nigricans

Small banded flat
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Celaenorrhinus
Species:	C. nigricans
Binomial name
	Celaenorrhinus nigricans; (de Nicéville, 1885)

Last updated April 15, 2025

Celaenorrhinus nigricans,^[1] also known as the small banded flat,^[2] is a species of hesperiid butterfly found in South and Southeast Asia.

Range

The butterfly occurs in India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo and southern Yunnan, China.^[2]^[3] In India, the butterfly ranges from Sikkim eastwards to southern Myanmar.^[2]^[3]

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.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Celaenorrhinus nigricans". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
1 2 3 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Genus Celaenorrhinus, Subfamily Pyrginae, Family Hesperiidae
1 2 Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 326, ser no I11.17.

References

Print

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. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
"Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera".

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[LepIndex_Celaenorrhinus_nigricans-1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Celaenorrhinus nigricans". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2018.

[Savela_Celaenorrhinus-2] 1 2 3 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Genus Celaenorrhinus, Subfamily Pyrginae, Family Hesperiidae

[Evans-3] 1 2 Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 326, ser no I11.17.

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