Celaenorrhinus perlustris

Celaenorrhinus perlustris, commonly known as the less illustrious sprite, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria, and eastwards through Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda to Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of swampy areas in dense forests.

Celaenorrhinus perlustris
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Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Celaenorrhinus
Species:	C. perlustris
Binomial name
Celaenorrhinus perlustris Rebel, 1914[1]
Synonyms
Celaenorrhinus perlustris katangensis f. overlaeti Berger, 1976

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)

References

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 2012-11-12.