Biology:Celaenorrhinus pooanus
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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| Species: | C. pooanus
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| Celaenorrhinus pooanus Aurivillius, 1910[1]
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Celaenorrhinus pooanus, the Bitje sprite, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Bioko, Gabon and possibly the Democratic Republic of the Congo (from the north-east to the Ituri Forest).[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adults have been recorded feeding on flowers of Mussaenda species.
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- ↑ "Celaenorrhinus Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae
Wikidata ☰ Q5057475 entry
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