Celaenorrhinus boadicea

Celaenorrhinus boadicea, Boadicea's sprite, is a 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.[2] The habitat consists of forests, but it is also found in agricultural lands with a full canopy.

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

Subspecies
  • Celaenorrhinus boadicea boadicea (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia)
  • Celaenorrhinus boadicea howarthi Berger, 1976 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ituri, Uganda, north-western Tanzania)

References
  1. "Celaenorrhinus Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae


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