Ceratrichia flava

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Ceratrichia

Ceratrichia flava, the yellow forest sylph, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic. The habitat consists of open areas in forests.

Adults are attracted to flowers, including the ones of Costus species.

Subspecies

Ceratrichia flava flava (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic)

Ceratrichia flava fernanda Evans, 1937 (Equatorial Guinea: Bioko)

References

Ceratrichia flava Wikipedia

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