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''Capila lidderdali'', also known as Lidderdale's dawnfly,TOL web page o
genus ''Capila''
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is a species of hesperid
The butterfly occurs in Nepal,
Capila Butterflies of Asia Butterflies of Indochina {{Pyrginae-stub
genus ''Capila''
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is a species of hesperid
butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises ...
found in India and Southeast Asia.
Range
The butterfly occurs in Nepal, Sikkim
Sikkim (; ) is a state in Northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Province No. 1 of Nepal in the west and West Bengal in the south. Sikkim is also close to the Siligu ...
, Bhutan
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, Northeast India
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(Assam
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) and also in Laos.
The type locality is Darjeeling
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Status
It is very rare in Bhutan.Cited references
See also
* Pyrginae *Hesperiidae
Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...
*List of butterflies of India (Pyrginae)
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*List of butterflies of India (Hesperiidae)
India has a rich biodiversity of butterflies, of which skippers are a well represented family. Of the seven subfamilies belonging to the family Hesperiidae, four are found in India, comprising a total of 223 species of 74 genera and these are lis ...
References
Print * * Watson, E. Y. (1891) ''Hesperiidae indicae: being a reprint of descriptions of the Hesperiidae of India, Burma, and Ceylon.''. Vest and Co. Madras. Online * *Brower, Andrew V. Z. (2007). Capila Moore 1866. Version 4 March 2007 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Capila/95329/2007.03.04 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/ *Capila Butterflies of Asia Butterflies of Indochina {{Pyrginae-stub