Celaenorrhinus perlustris
| Celaenorrhinus perlustris | |
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| 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] | |
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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)
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