Capila penicillatum

Capila penicillatum, the fringed dawnfly,[2][3] is a species of hesperid butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia.

Fringed dawnfly
From top: male, female and male underside
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C. penicillatum
Binomial name
Capila penicillatum

Range

The butterfly occurs in India from Meghalaya (Khasi hills) eastwards to Canton, north Vietnam and Hainan.[3][4]

The type locality is the Khasi Hills.[1]

Status

It is very rare.[4]

Cited references

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Capila penicillatum". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  2. TOL web page on genus Capila
  3. Markku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Capila.
  4. Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 323, ser no I 8.3.

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