Celaenorrhinus ovalis

Species of butterfly

Celaenorrhinus ovalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Celaenorrhinus
Species:	C. ovalis
Binomial name
*Celaenorrhinus ovalis* Evans, 1937^[1]
Synonyms
Celaenorrhinus medetrina ovalis Evans, 1937

Celaenorrhinus ovalis, also known as Evans' orange sprite, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and western Kenya.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

References

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