Biology:Pteroteinon capronnieri

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Pteroteinon capronnieri
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Pteroteinon
Species:
P. capronnieri
Binomial name
Pteroteinon capronnieri
(Plötz, 1879)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hesperia capronnieri Plötz, 1879

Pteroteinon capronnieri, or Capronnier's red-eye, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of deep forests.

References

  1. Pteroteinon at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae

Wikidata ☰ Q7256936 entry