Celaenorrhinus bettoni

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Celaenorrhinus bettoni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Celaenorrhinus
Species:
C. bettoni
Binomial name
Celaenorrhinus bettoni
Butler, 1902 [1]
Synonyms
  • Celaenorrhinus obscuripennisStrand, 1913
  • Celaenorrhinus modestusRebel, 1914
  • Sarangesa hypoxanthinaMabille & Boullet, 1916

Celaenorrhinus bettoni, also known as Betton's sprite or Betton's flat, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe. [2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adult males mud-puddle. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Celaenorrhinus Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. 1 2 "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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