Celaenorrhinus aspersa

Species of butterfly

Large streaked flat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Celaenorrhinus
Species:
C. aspersa
Binomial name
Celaenorrhinus aspersa
Leech, 1891

Celaenorrhinus aspersa,[1] commonly known as the large streaked flat,[2] is a species of hesperiid butterfly which is found in the Indomalayan realm.

Range

The butterfly occurs in India, north Myanmar, north Thailand, Hainan and western China.[2] In India, the butterfly ranges from Assam eastwards to Nagaland and on to Myanmar.[2][3]

Status

Very rare.[3]

Cited references

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Celaenorrhinus aspersa​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. . Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Celaenorrhinus., Subfamily Pyrginae, Family Hesperiidae
  3. ^ a b Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 324, ser no I11.2.

See also

  • Hesperiidae
  • List of butterflies of India (Pyrginae)
  • List of butterflies of India (Hesperiidae)

References

Print

Online

  • "Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera".
  • 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 15 October 2016.
Taxon identifiers
Celaenorrhinus aspersa


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