| Celaenorrhinus handmani | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Celaenorrhinus |
| Species: | C. handmani |
| Binomial name | |
| Celaenorrhinus handmani Collins & Congdon, 1998 [1] | |
Celaenorrhinus handmani is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in southern Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. [2] The habitat consists of forests.
Celaenorrhinus is a genus of skipper butterflies which are commonly termed sprites. An alternate name is flats, for their habit of holding their wings flat when resting, but this is also used for related genera. They are the type genus of tribe Celaenorrhinini.
Celaenorrhinus ankasa, commonly known as the Ankasa sprite, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Ghana. The habitat consists of forests.
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. The habitat consists of forests, but it is also found in agricultural lands with a full canopy.
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. The habitat consists of forests.
Celaenorrhinus chrysoglossa, commonly known as central sprite, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Celaenorrhinus dargei is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Cameroon.
Celaenorrhinus galenus, also known as the common orange sprite, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, from Cameroon to Ethiopia and to Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Angola, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of forests.
Celaenorrhinus hecqui is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae.
Celaenorrhinus homeyeri, commonly known as Homeyer's sprite, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Cameroon, Angola, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of forests at altitudes ranging from 800 to 1,700 meters in Tanzania.
Celaenorrhinus intermixtus is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
Celaenorrhinus illustroides is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Etoumbi in the Republic of the Congo.
Celaenorrhinus kasai is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Celaenorrhinus kimboza is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Tanzania. The habitat consists of limestone forest vegetation, at the foot of the Uluguru Mountains.
Celaenorrhinus leona, commonly known as the Sierra Leone sprite, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, the Ivory Coast and Ghana. The habitat consists of forests.
Celaenorrhinus meditrina, commonly known as the large orange sprite, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests and dense secondary growth.
Celaenorrhinus nigropunctata is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central Africa from Cameroon to Uganda.
Celaenorrhinus nimba, commonly known as the Nimba sprite, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Nimba Range of Ivory Coast. The habitat consists of forests.
Celaenorrhinus plagiatus, commonly known as Berger's black sprite, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of clearings in forests.
Celaenorrhinus sanjeensis is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in south-central Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
Celaenorrhinus zanqua is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Tanzania and Malawi. The habitat consists of forests.
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