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Celaenorrhinus munda

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Himalayan spotted flat
Subspecies C. m. maculicornis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Celaenorrhinus
Species:
C. munda
Binomial name
Celaenorrhinus munda
(Moore, 1884)

Celaenorrhinus munda,[1] also known as the Himalayan spotted flat,[2] is a species of hesperiid butterfly found in South Asia.

Range

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The butterfly occurs in India, Pakistan and Myanmar.[2][3] It ranges from Simla in Himachal Pradesh, India, to Pakistan, and eastwards to the southern Shan states in Myanmar.[2][3]

Status

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William Harry Evans described this species as rare in 1932.[3]

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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 munda​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Celaenorrhinus., Subfamily Pyrginae, Family Hesperiidae
  3. ^ a b c 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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