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Celaenorrhinus homeyeri

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Celaenorrhinus homeyeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Celaenorrhinus
Species:
C. homeyeri
Binomial name
Celaenorrhinus homeyeri
(Plötz, 1880)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tagiades homeyeri Plötz, 1880

Celaenorrhinus homeyeri, commonly known as Homeyer's sprite, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Cameroon, Angola, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests at altitudes ranging from 800 to 1,700 meters in Tanzania.

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 2012-11-09.