Celaenorrhinus perlustris

Celaenorrhinus perlustris
Celaenorrhinus perlustris figures 42, 44
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Celaenorrhinus
Species:	C. perlustris
Binomial name
Celaenorrhinus perlustris Rebel, 1914[1]
Synonyms
Celaenorrhinus perlustris katangensis f. overlaeti Berger, 1976

Celaenorrhinus perlustris, the Less Illustrious Sprite, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Nigeria, from Cameroon to the Democratic Republic of Congo and in Uganda and Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of swampy areas in dense forests.

Subspecies

• Celaenorrhinus perlustris perlustris (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, western Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
• Celaenorrhinus perlustris katangensis Berger, 1976 (Democratic Republic of Congo: south to Shaba)
• Celaenorrhinus perlustris mona Evans, 1937 (Nigeria: the Cross River loop, Cameroon)

References

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