Celaenorrhinus boadicea
| Celaenorrhinus boadicea |
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| Celaenorrhinus boadicea figure 1 |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
| Class: |
Insecta |
| Order: |
Lepidoptera |
| Family: |
Hesperiidae |
| Genus: |
Celaenorrhinus |
| Species: |
C. boadicea |
| Binomial name |
Celaenorrhinus boadicea
(Hewitson, 1877)[1] |
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| Synonyms |
- Pterygospidea boadicea Hewitson, 1877
- Pardaleodes atratus Mabille, 1891
- Celaenorrhinus atratus
- Celaenirhinus collucens Holland, 1894
- Pardaleodes lucens Mabille; Holland, 1896
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Celaenorrhinus boadicea, Boadicea’s Sprite, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests, but it is also found in agricultural lands with a full canopy.
Subspecies
- Celaenorrhinus boadicea boadicea (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia)
- Celaenorrhinus boadicea howarthi Berger, 1976 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Ituri, Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
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