Kingdom Animalia Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Capila pennicillatum Rank Species | Class Insecta Genus Capila Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Capila, Capila jayadeva, Capila pieridoides, Capila lidderdali, Satarupa gopala | ||
Capila penicillatum, the fringed dawnfly, is a species of hesperid butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia.
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Range
The butterfly occurs in India from Meghalaya (Khasi hills) eastwards to Canton, north Vietnam and Hainan.
The type locality is the Khasi Hills.
Status
It is very rare.
References
Capila penicillatum Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA