Celaenorrhinus bettoni

Species of butterfly

Celaenorrhinus bettoni
Celaenorrhinus bettoni figure 48
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Celaenorrhinus
Species:
C. bettoni
Binomial name
Celaenorrhinus bettoni
Butler, 1902[1]
Synonyms
  • Celaenorrhinus obscuripennis Strand, 1913
  • Celaenorrhinus modestus Rebel, 1914
  • Sarangesa hypoxanthina Mabille & Boullet, 1916

Celaenorrhinus bettoni, also known as Betton's sprite or Betton's flat, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adult males mud-puddle.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Celaenorrhinus Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ a b "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
Taxon identifiers
Celaenorrhinus bettoni
  • Wikidata: Q5057439
  • Wikispecies: Celaenorrhinus bettoni
  • BioLib: 853419
  • CoL: 5XGV9
  • EoL: 179038
  • GBIF: 1950956
  • iNaturalist: 655788
  • IRMNG: 10984054
  • LepIndex: 182054
  • Open Tree of Life: 3064428


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