Pelopidas assamensis

Pelopidas assamensis, the great swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It was found in the Mandai area of Singapore. The caterpillar was discovered in the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve feeding on a bamboo plant.[1]

Great swift
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P. assamensis
Binomial name
Pelopidas assamensis

References

  1. "Pelopidas assamensis". Butterfly Circle Website. ButterflyCircle.com. 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2014.


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