Celaenorrhinus pyrrha

Celaenorrhinus pyrrha,[1] the double spotted flat,[2] is a hesperiid butterfly found in South Asia.

Double spotted flat
From top: male, female and male underside
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C. pyrrha
Binomial name
Celaenorrhinus pyrrha

Range

The butterfly occurs in India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos, and the Malay Peninsula.[2] In India, the butterfly ranges from Kumaon (Uttarakhand) to Sikkim, Bhutan and eastwards towards Myanmar.[2][3]

Status

It was described by William Harry Evans as not being rare.[3]

Cited references

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Celaenorrhinus pyrrha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  2. Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Celaenorrhinus., Subfamily Pyrginae, Family Hesperiidae
  3. Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 324, ser no I11.5.

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