Pelopidas assamensis

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Great swift
Close wing position of Pelopidas assamensis de Nicéville, 1882 – Great Swift WLB DSC 4002.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Pelopidas
Species:
P. assamensis
Binomial name
Pelopidas assamensis

Pelopidas assamensis, the great swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It was found in the Mandai area of Singapore. The caterpillar was discovered in the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve feeding on a bamboo plant.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ "Pelopidas assamensis". Butterfly Circle Website. ButterflyCircle.com. 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2014.


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