Pteroteinon capronnieri

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Pteroteinon capronnieri
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Scientific classification
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Hesperiidae
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P. capronnieri
Binomial name
Pteroteinon capronnieri
(Plötz, 1879)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hesperia capronnieri Plötz, 1879

Pteroteinon capronnieri, or Capronnier's red-eye, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of deep forests.

References[]

  1. ^ Pteroteinon at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae


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