Celaenorrhinus illustris

Celaenorrhinus illustris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Celaenorrhinus
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 Hesperiidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of 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 Congo)
Celaenorrhinus illustris daroa Evans, 1937 (western Uganda)

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