Biology:Celaenorrhinus ovalis

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Celaenorrhinus ovalis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Celaenorrhinus
Species:
C. ovalis
Binomial name
Celaenorrhinus ovalis
Evans, 1937[1]
Synonyms
  • Celaenorrhinus medetrina ovalis Evans, 1937

Celaenorrhinus ovalis, also known as Evans' orange sprite, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and western Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5057471 entry