| Celaenorrhinus perlustris | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Celaenorrhinus |
| Species: | C. perlustris
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| Binomial name | |
| Celaenorrhinus perlustris | |
| Synonyms | |
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Celaenorrhinus perlustris, commonly known as the less illustrious sprite, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria, and eastwards through Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda to Tanzania. [2] The habitat consists of swampy areas in dense forests.
Subspecies
- Celaenorrhinus perlustris perlustris (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
- Celaenorrhinus perlustris katangensis Berger, 1976 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: south to Shaba)
- Celaenorrhinus perlustris mona Evans, 1937 (Nigeria: the Cross River loop, Cameroon)
References
- ^ "Celaenorrhinus Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
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| Celaenorrhinus perlustris | |
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| Figures 42 and 44 | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Celaenorrhinus |
| Species: | C. perlustris
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| Binomial name | |
| Celaenorrhinus perlustris | |
| Synonyms | |
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Celaenorrhinus perlustris, commonly known as the less illustrious sprite, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria, and eastwards through Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda to Tanzania. [2] The habitat consists of swampy areas in dense forests.
Subspecies
- Celaenorrhinus perlustris perlustris (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
- Celaenorrhinus perlustris katangensis Berger, 1976 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: south to Shaba)
- Celaenorrhinus perlustris mona Evans, 1937 (Nigeria: the Cross River loop, Cameroon)
References
- ^ "Celaenorrhinus Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
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| This Hesperiidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |