Celaenorrhinus pero

Celaenorrhinus pero,[1] the Mussoorie pied flat,[2] is a hesperiid butterfly which is found in South Asia.

Mussoorie pied flat
Celaenorrhinus pero in Seitz
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C. pero
Binomial name
Celaenorrhinus pero

Range

The butterfly occurs in India, Myanmar, North Thailand and West China.[2] In India, the butterfly ranges from Mussoorie (Uttarakhand) to Sikkim, Assam and Nagaland and eastwards towards Myanmar.[2][3]

Status

Rare.[3]

Cited references

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Celaenorrhinus pero". 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. 325, ser no I11.10.

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