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Celaenorrhinus plagiatus

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Celaenorrhinus plagiatus
Ankasa, Ghana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Celaenorrhinus
Species:
C. plagiatus
Binomial name
Celaenorrhinus plagiatus
Berger, 1976[1]

Celaenorrhinus plagiatus, commonly known as Berger's black sprite, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of clearings in forests.

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.