Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Capila phanaeus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Capila Rank Species | |
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Similar Capila, Capila jayadeva, Capila penicillatum, Capila pieridoides, Capila lidderdali | ||
Capila phanaeus, the fulvous dawnfly, is a species of hesperid butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia.
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Range
The butterfly occurs in India in the northeast, namely, in Meghalaya (Khasi Hills), Manipur and Mizoram (Lushai Hills) onto Myanmar (Maymyo, Karen Hills and Tavoy). It is also found in Indo-China in the countries of Thailand, South Vietnam and Laos, and, in the Malay Peninsula as well as in Sumatra and Borneo.
The type locality is Sarawak, Malaysia.
Status
This butterfly is considered rare.
References
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