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Celaenorrhinus uluguru

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Hesperiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Celaenorrhinus

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Celaenorrhinus uluguru is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Tanzania (the Uluguru Mountains, where it is only known from Bondwa Mountain). The habitat consists of forests at altitudes between 1,450 and 1,800 meters.

The length of the forewings is 19.7-20.4 mm for males. The upperside ground colour is blackish brown, the forewing with a wide pale yellow median band. The female is unknown. Adult males mud-puddle and feed from flowering herbs.

References

Celaenorrhinus uluguru Wikipedia