Celaenorrhinus ficulnea

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Celaenorrhinus ficulnea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Celaenorrhinus
Species:
C. ficulnea
Binomial name
Celaenorrhinus ficulnea
(Hewitson, 1868) [1]
Synonyms
List
  • Hesperia ficulneaHewitson, 1868
  • Plesioneura signataDruce, 1873
  • Charmion ficulnea
  • Plesioneura cronaHewitson, 1878
  • Plesioneura tolaHewitson, 1878
  • Charmion tola
  • Plesioneura quedaPlötz, 1885
  • Charmion ficulnea nibanaFruhstorfer, 1910
*Plesioneura zawiPlötz, 1885

Celaenorrhinus ficulnea, the velvet flat, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in south-east Asia.

The larvae feed on Didissandra (Gesneriaceae) species. [2]

Subspecies

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References

  1. ↑ "Celaenorrhinus Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Vane-Wright, R.I, & de Jong, R. (2003). The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 343, 3–267 https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/220217/ page 60


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