Choaspes plateni

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Branded awlking
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Choaspes
Species:
C. plateni
Binomial name
Choaspes plateni

Choaspes plateni,[1][2] the branded awlking, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae which is found in Asia.

Range[]

The branded awlking is found in India (Sikkim, Assam), south Myanmar (including Mergui), Malaysia, the Indonesian archipelago (including Borneo, Sumatra, Nias, Bangka, Palawan), Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Hainan.[1]

Status[]

Rare.[4]

Cited references[]

  1. ^ a b c Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera - page on genus Choaspes.
  2. ^ a b TOL web page on genus Choaspes
  3. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Choaspes plateni". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  4. ^ Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 321, ser no I 4.5.

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