Ceratrichia argyrosticta

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Ceratrichia argyrosticta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Ceratrichia
Species: C. argyrosticta
Binomial name
Ceratrichia argyrosticta
(Plötz, 1879)[1]
Synonyms
  • Apaustus argyrosticta Plötz, 1879
  • Apaustus argyrospila Plötz, 1884
  • Ceratrichia guineensis ab. limbana Strand, 1913

Ceratrichia argyrosticta, the Pearl-spotted Forest Sylph, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

  • Ceratrichia argyrosticta argyrosticta (Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic)
  • Ceratrichia argyrosticta enta Evans, 1947 (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda)

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