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''Capila pieridoides'', commonly known as the white dawnfly,TOL web page o
genus ''Capila''
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is a species of hesperid
The butterfly occurs in India in north-east
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 India in north-east Bengal
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and Assam
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and eastwards onto Myanmar ( Dawnas). It is also found in Thailand and western China.
The type locality is northeast Bengal.
Status
It is considered rare.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