Capila penicillatum, commonly known as the fringed dawnfly,[2][3] is a species of hesperid butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia.

Fringed dawnfly
From top: male, female and male underside
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Capila
Species:
C. penicillatum
Binomial name
Capila penicillatum

Range

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The butterfly occurs in India from Meghalaya (Khasi hills) eastwards to Canton, northern Vietnam and Hainan.[3][4]

The type locality is the Khasi Hills.[1]

Status

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It is very rare.[4]

Cited references

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  1. ^ a b Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Capila penicillatum​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  2. ^ TOL web page on genus Capila
  3. ^ a b Markku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Capila.
  4. ^ a b Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 323, ser no I 8.3.

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