Choaspes plateni
Choaspes plateni,[1][2] the branded awlking, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae which is found in Asia.
| Branded awlking | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Choaspes |
| Species: | C. plateni |
| Binomial name | |
| Choaspes plateni | |
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
- Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera - page on genus Choaspes.
- TOL web page on genus Choaspes
- 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.
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 321, ser no I 4.5.
See also
References
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
Online
- 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 2016-10-15.
- Brower, Andrew V. Z., (2007). Choaspes Moore 1881. Version 21 February 2007 (under construction). Page on genus Choaspes in The Tree of Life Web Project http://tolweb.org/.
- "Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera".
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