Capila penicillatum
# Capila penicillatum

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

## Range

The butterfly occurs in India from Meghalaya (Khasi hills) eastwards to Canton, northern Vietnam and Hainan.

The type locality is the Khasi Hills.

## Status

It is very rare.

## Cited references

* 1 2 Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Capila penicillatum​". 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 8.3.
