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Celaenorrhinus asmara

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White-banded flat
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Celaenorrhinus
Species:
C. asmara
Binomial name
Celaenorrhinus asmara
(Butler, 1879)

Celaenorrhinus asmara,[1] commonly known as the white-banded flat,[2] is a species of hesperiid butterfly which is found in South and Southeast Asia.

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The butterfly occurs in India, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and Indonesia.[2][3] The butterfly occurs in India from Assam onward to the Karen Hills in Myanmar.[4]

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In 1932, William Harry Evans reported that Celaenorrhinus asmara was not rare in India and Myanmar.[4]

Cited references

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Celaenorrhinus asmara​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. . Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Celaenorrhinus., Subfamily Pyrginae, Family Hesperiidae
  3. ^ Vane-Wright, R.I, & de Jong, R. (2003). The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 343, 3–267 https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/220217/ page 61
  4. ^ a b Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 327, ser no I11.21.

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