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