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Celaenorrhinus meditrina

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Large orange sprite
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Celaenorrhinus
Species:
C. meditrina
Binomial name
Celaenorrhinus meditrina
(Hewitson, 1877)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pterygospidea meditrina Hewitson, 1877
  • Pardaleodes interniplaga Mabille, 1891
  • Celaenorrhinus illnstroides Miller, 1971

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.[2] The habitat consists of forests and dense secondary growth.

References

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  1. ^ "Celaenorrhinus Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2012-11-12.