Choaspes subcaudata, commonly known as the blue awlking, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Asia, Malaysia and Borneo.[2] The species was first described by Baron Cajetan von Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1867.

Choaspes subcaudata
From top: male, female and male underside
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Choaspes
Species:
C. subcaudata
Binomial name
Choaspes subcaudata
(Felder & Felder, 1867)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ismene subcaudata C. & R. Felder, [1867]
  • Ismene crawfurdi Distant, 1882

Subspecies

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  • Choaspes subcaudata subcaudata
  • Choaspes subcaudata crawfurdi (Distant, 1882) (southern Burma, Thailand, Laos, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Nias)

References

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  1. ^ Choaspes at funet
  2. ^ "Choaspes subcaudata; Asia; Malaysia; British Borneo; I., J. P., 1910". Yale. Retrieved 22 September 2014.