Celaenorrhinus mokeezi

Celaenorrhinus mokeezi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Celaenorrhinus
Species:	C. mokeezi
Binomial name
	Celaenorrhinus mokeezi; (Wallengren, 1857)[1]
Synonyms
	Pterygospidea mokeezi Wallengren, 1857; Apallaga separata Strand, 1911; Hesperia amaponda Trimen, 1862;

Celaenorrhinus mokeezi, the large sprite, large flat or Christmas forester, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Transkei to KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal and Mozambique. The habitat consists coastal forests and montane forests.^[2]

The wingspan is 40–48 mm for males and 45–51 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round in warmer areas with peaks in late summer and autumn.^[3]

The larvae feed on Isoglossa woodii (buckweed).

Subspecies

Celaenorrhinus mokeezi mokeezi (South Africa: from eastern Cape to the southern KwaZulu-Natal coast and midlands)
Celaenorrhinus mokeezi separata (Strand, 1911) (southern Mozambique, Swaziland, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal)

References

↑ Celaenorrhinus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae
↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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[1] Celaenorrhinus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[ATBUT-2] Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae

[3] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.