Capila pieridoides
# Capila pieridoides

Capila pieridoides, commonly known as the white dawnfly, is a species of hesperid butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia.

## Range

The butterfly occurs in India in north-east Bengal and Assam 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

* 1 2 Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Calliana pieridoides​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
* ↑ TOL web page on genus Capila
* 1 2 Markku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera page on genus Capila.
* 1 2 Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 323, ser no I 9.1.
