Celaenorrhinus nigricans

Celaenorrhinus nigricans,[1] the small banded flat,[2] is a hesperiid butterfly which is found in South and Southeast Asia.

Small banded flat
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C. nigricans
Binomial name
Celaenorrhinus nigricans

Range

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

Status

In 1932, William Harry Evans described the species as being not rare.[3]

Cited references

  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.
  2. Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Genus Celaenorrhinus, Subfamily Pyrginae, Family Hesperiidae
  3. 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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