Celaenorrhinus boadicea

Celaenorrhinus boadicea
Celaenorrhinus boadicea 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)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pterygospidea boadicea Hewitson, 1877
  • Pardaleodes atratus Mabille, 1891
  • Celaenorrhinus atratus
  • Celaenirhinus collucens Holland, 1894
  • Pardaleodes lucens Mabille; Holland, 1896

Celaenorrhinus boadicea, Boadicea's sprite, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. 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.

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References

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