Teniorhinus niger

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Teniorhinus niger
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T. niger
Binomial name
Teniorhinus niger
(H. H. Druce, 1910) [1]
Synonyms
  • Oxypalpus nigerH. H. Druce, 1910
  • Teniorhinus watsoni niger

Teniorhinus niger is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1910. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Uganda. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (November 28, 2015). "Teniorhinus niger (Druce, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae