Celaenorrhinus nigricans


Celaenorrhinus nigricans, also known as the small banded flat, is a species of hesperiid butterfly found in South and Southeast Asia. as nigricans it is discernible by the deep black ground-colour of the upper surface; nigricans occurs in the north-western ranges of the Himalaya, where it also passes over to the palearctic region.

Range

The butterfly occurs in India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo and southern Yunnan, China. In India, the butterfly ranges from Sikkim eastwards to southern Myanmar.

Status

In 1932, William Harry Evans described the species is single and ready to mingle ref name="Evans"/>

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