Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Celaenorrhinus nigricans | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Celaenorrhinus Rank Species | |
Similar Celaenorrhinus munda, Celaenorrhinus putra, Celaenorrhinus sumitra | ||
Celaenorrhinus nigricans, the small banded flat, is a hesperiid butterfly which is found in South and Southeast Asia.
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Range
The butterfly occurs in India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo and southern Yunnan. In India, the butterfly ranges from Sikkim eastwards to southern Myanmar.
Status
In 1932, William Harry Evans described the species as being not rare.
References
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