Capila pieridoides

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

White dawnfly
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C. pieridoides
Binomial name
Capila pieridoides
(Moore, 1878)([1])
Synonyms
  • Calliana pieridoidesMoore, 1878

Range

Male (left) and female (right)

The butterfly occurs in India in north-east Bengal and Assam and eastwards onto Myanmar (Dawnas). It is also found in Thailand and west China.[3][4]

The type locality is northeast Bengal.[1]

Status

It is considered rare.[4]

Cited references

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Calliana pieridoides". 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 9.1.

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