Biology:Ceratrichia semlikensis

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Ceratrichia semlikensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Ceratrichia
Species:
C. semlikensis
Binomial name
Ceratrichia semlikensis
Joicey & Talbot, 1921[1]
Synonyms
  • Ceratrichia flava semlikensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
  • Ceratrichia flava f. rebeli Dufrane, 1945

Ceratrichia semlikensis is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Republic of the Congo, the central part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Uganda, western Kenya, Tanzania and north-western Zambia.[2] Their habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Isachne mauritiana.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q16751032 entry