Capila phanaeus

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Fulvous dawnfly
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C. p. lalita
Scientific classification
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Hesperiidae
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C. phanaeus
Binomial name
Capila phanaeus
(Hewitson, 1867)[1]

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

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, South Vietnam and Laos, and, 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]

Cited references[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b 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. ^ Jump up to: a b Markku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera page on genus Capila.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b 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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