Lobocla liliana,[1] commonly known as the marbled flat,[2] is a species of hesperiid butterfly which is found in the Indomalayan realm.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Lobocla |
| Species: | L. liliana
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| Binomial name | |
| Lobocla liliana (Atkinson, 1871)
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Range
editThe butterfly occurs in India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, north Vietnam and west China (Yunnan).[2] In India, the butterfly ranges from the Himalayas, Sikkim and Assam eastwards to the Karen Hills in Myanmar.[2][3]
Status
editCommon.[3]
See also
editCited references
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lobocla liliana". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ^ a b c Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Lobocla., Subfamily Pyrginae, Family Hesperiidae
- ^ a b Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 329, ser no I12.2.
References
edit- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
- Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation.
Online
edit- "Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera".
- Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris. "The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
