Choaspes xanthopogon
# Choaspes xanthopogon

Choaspes xanthopogon, the similar awlking, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.

## Range

The similar awlking is found in India along the Himalayas from Kashmir to Nepal, Sikkim and Assam, Myanmar, western China and possibly Borneo.

## Status

William Harry Evans wrote that the taxon similis is rare. Taxon similis is a synonym for xanthopogon, see previous notes.

## Cited references

* ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Choaspes xanthopogon​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
* 1 2 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera - page on genus Choaspes.
* ↑ TOL web page on genus Choaspes
* ↑ The common name Similar Awlking is that of taxon similis (vide Evans (1932)) which is not recognised as a valid species by Savela and by TOLWeb (ref its page on genus Choaspes). Taxon similis is now considered to be a synonym of taxon xanthopogon.
* ↑ As per Evans,Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. pp. 320–321, ser no I 4.2.
