Celaenorrhinus ficulnea

Celaenorrhinus ficulnea
Scientific classification
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 typical form exhibits the white central spot of the forewing above and beneath straightly cut off by the lower median branch. ^[2]

The larvae feed on Didissandra (Gesneriaceae) species. ^[3]

Subspecies

• Celaenorrhinus ficulnea ficulnea
• Celaenorrhinus ficulnea crona(Hewitson, 1878) - Batchian
• Celaenorrhinus ficulnea tola(Hewitson, 1878) - Celebes
• Celaenorrhinus ficulnea queda(Plötz, 1885) - Assam, Burma, Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Tioman, Sumatra
• Celaenorrhinus ficulnea zawi(Plötz, 1885) - Celebes

References

1. "Celaenorrhinus Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
3. 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