Celaenorrhinus galenus, also known as the common orange sprite, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, from Cameroon to Ethiopia and to Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Angola, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Celaenorrhinus galenus var. alluaudi Mabille & Boullet, 1916
Celaenorrhinus opalinus var. jeanneli Mabille & Boullet, 1916
Celaenorrhinus bryki Aurivillius, 1925
Plesioneura biseriata Butler, 1888
Adults of both sexes feed from flowers growing low down along forest paths, including those of Ipomoea palmata. They are on wing from September onwards, becoming commoner in late autumn. There are two generations per year.
celaenorrhinus, galenus, also, known, common, orange, sprite, species, butterfly, family, hesperiidae, found, senegal, guinea, sierra, leone, liberia, ivory, coast, ghana, togo, nigeria, from, cameroon, ethiopia, tanzania, malawi, zambia, angola, mozambique, z. Celaenorrhinus galenus also known as the common orange sprite is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae It is found in Senegal Guinea Sierra Leone Liberia Ivory Coast Ghana Togo Nigeria from Cameroon to Ethiopia and to Tanzania Malawi Zambia Angola Mozambique and Zimbabwe 2 The habitat consists of forests Celaenorrhinus galenusHarenna Forest EthiopiaScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily HesperiidaeGenus CelaenorrhinusSpecies C galenusBinomial nameCelaenorrhinus galenus Fabricius 1793 1 SynonymsListHesperia galenus Fabricius 1793 Pardaleodes fulgens Mabille 1877 Coladenia maculata Hampson 1891 Plesioneura hoehneli Rogenhofer 1891 Celaenorrhinus opalinus Butler 1901 Celaenorrhinus galenus var alluaudi Mabille amp Boullet 1916 Celaenorrhinus opalinus var jeanneli Mabille amp Boullet 1916 Celaenorrhinus bryki Aurivillius 1925 Plesioneura biseriata Butler 1888Adults of both sexes feed from flowers growing low down along forest paths including those of Ipomoea palmata They are on wing from September onwards becoming commoner in late autumn There are two generations per year The larvae feed on Clerodendrum paniculatum Hypoestes and Justicia species Subspecies editCelaenorrhinus galenus galenus from Senegal Guinea Sierra Leone Liberia Ivory Coast Ghana Togo Nigeria and Cameroon to the equatorial zone Celaenorrhinus galenus biseriata Butler 1888 eastern Kenya north eastern Tanzania Malawi eastern ZimbabweReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Celaenorrhinus galenus nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Celaenorrhinus galenus Celaenorrhinus Hubner 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 nbsp This Hesperiidae related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Celaenorrhinus galenus amp oldid 1186211142, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
