Celaenorrhinus pooanus
| Celaenorrhinus pooanus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Celaenorrhinus |
| Species: | C. pooanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Celaenorrhinus pooanus Aurivillius, 1910[1] | |
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Celaenorrhinus pooanus, the Bitje Sprite, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Bioko, Gabon and possibly the Democratic Republic of Congo (from the north-east to the Ituri Forest).[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adults have been recorded feeding on flowers of Mussaenda species.
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