Biology:Celaenorrhinus mokeezi
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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| Celaenorrhinus mokeezi (Wallengren, 1857)[1]
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Celaenorrhinus mokeezi, the large sprite, large flat or Christmas forester, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Transkei to KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal and Mozambique. The habitat consists coastal forests and montane forests.[2]
The wingspan is 40–48 mm for males and 45–51 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round in warmer areas with peaks in late summer and autumn.[3]
The larvae feed on Isoglossa woodii (buckweed).
Subspecies
- Celaenorrhinus mokeezi mokeezi (South Africa: from eastern Cape to the southern KwaZulu-Natal coast and midlands)
- Celaenorrhinus mokeezi separata (Strand, 1911) (southern Mozambique, Swaziland, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal)
References
- ↑ Celaenorrhinus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae
- ↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
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