Celaenorrhinus perlustris
Celaenorrhinus perlustris, the less illustrious sprite, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria, from Cameroon to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of swampy areas in dense forests.
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Subspecies
- Celaenorrhinus perlustris perlustris (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
- Celaenorrhinus perlustris katangensis Berger, 1976 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: south to Shaba)
- Celaenorrhinus perlustris mona Evans, 1937 (Nigeria: the Cross River loop, Cameroon)
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- "Celaenorrhinus Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae
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