Capila phanaeus


Capila phanaeus, the fulvous dawnfly, is a species of hesperid butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia.

Range

The butterfly occurs in India in the northeast, namely, in Meghalaya, Manipur and Mizoram onto Myanmar. 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.

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