Celaenorrhinus boadicea

Boadicea's sprite
	Figure 1
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Celaenorrhinus
Species:	C. boadicea
Binomial name
	Celaenorrhinus boadicea; (Hewitson, 1877)
Synonyms
	List Pterygospidea boadiceaHewitson, 1877; Pardaleodes atratusMabille, 1891; Celaenorrhinus atratus; Celaenirhinus collucensHolland, 1894; Pardaleodes lucensMabille; Holland, 1896;

Last updated December 06, 2025

Celaenorrhinus boadicea, commonly known as Boadicea's sprite, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia.^[2] The habitat consists of forests, but it is also found in agricultural lands with a full canopy.

Subspecies

Celaenorrhinus boadicea boadicea (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia)
Celaenorrhinus boadicea howarthiBerger, 1976 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ituri, Uganda, north-western Tanzania)

References

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

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[1] "Celaenorrhinus Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2012-11-09.

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