title: Choaspes plateni
text: # Choaspes plateni
  
  Choaspes plateni, commonly known as the branded awlking, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Asia. Known food plants include Meliosma (Meliosmaceae) and Pometia (Sapindaceae)
  
  ## Range
  
  The branded awlking is found in India (Sikkim, Assam), southern Myanmar (including Mergui), Malaysia, the Indonesian archipelago (including Borneo, Sumatra, Nias, Bangka, Palawan), Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Hainan, China.
  
  ## Status
  
  Rare.
  
  ## Cited references
  
  * 1 2 3 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera - page on genus Choaspes.
  * 1 2 TOL web page on genus Choaspes
  * ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Choaspes plateni​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  * ↑ Vane-Wright, R.I, & de Jong, R. (2003). The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 343, 3–267 https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/220217/ page 59
  * ↑ Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 321, ser no I 4.5.
  