Capila phanaeus

Description

Capila phanaeus, the fulvous dawnfly, is a species of hesperid butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia. The butterfly occurs in India in the northeast, namely, in Meghalaya (Khasi Hills), Manipur and Mizoram (Lushai Hills) onto Myanmar (Maymyo, Karen Hills and Tavoy). 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. This butterfly is considered rare.Capila is a genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae.