Celaenorrhinus illustris

Celaenorrhinus illustris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Celaenorrhinus
Species: C. illustris
Binomial name
Celaenorrhinus illustris
(Mabille, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pardaleodes illustris Mabille, 1891
  • Celaenorrhinus illustris ab. abbreviata Aurivillius, 1925

Celaenorrhinus illustris, the illustrious sprite, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

  • Celaenorrhinus illustris illustris (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Celaenorrhinus illustris daroa Evans, 1937 (western Uganda)

References

  1. ↑ "Celaenorrhinus Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae


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