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.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Celaenorrhinus |
Species: | C. homeyeri
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Binomial name | |
Celaenorrhinus homeyeri | |
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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 2012-11-09.