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Celaenorrhinus perlustris

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Hesperiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Celaenorrhinus

Celaenorrhinus perlustris

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Celaenorrhinus perlustris, the less illustrious sprite, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Nigeria, from Cameroon to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Uganda and Tanzania. 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 perlustris Wikipedia
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