Celaenorrhinus illustris

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Celaenorrhinus illustris
Scientific classification
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Hesperiidae
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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 family Hesperiidae. 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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