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Celaenorrhinus pero
Celaenorrhinus pero,[1] the Mussoorie pied flat,[2] is a species of hesperiid butterfly found in South Asia.
| Mussoorie pied flat | |
|---|---|
| Celaenorrhinus pero in Seitz | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Celaenorrhinus |
| Species: | C. pero |
| Binomial name | |
| Celaenorrhinus pero de Nicéville, 1889 | |
Range edit
The butterfly occurs in India, Myanmar, North Thailand and western China.[2] In India, the butterfly ranges from Mussoorie (Uttarakhand) to Sikkim, Assam and Nagaland and eastwards towards Myanmar.[2][3]
Status edit
Rare.[3]
Cited references edit
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Celaenorrhinus pero". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ^ a b c Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Celaenorrhinus., Subfamily Pyrginae, Family Hesperiidae
- ^ a b Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 325, ser no I11.10.
See also edit
References edit
Print edit
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
Online edit
- Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris. "The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- "Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera".