Celaenorrhinus pooanus

Celaenorrhinus pooanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Celaenorrhinus
Species: C. pooanus
Binomial name
Celaenorrhinus pooanus
Aurivillius, 1910[1]
Synonyms
  • Celaenorrhinus bitjena Evans, 1937

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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