Celaenorrhinus meditrina

Celaenorrhinus meditrina, the large orange sprite, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests and dense secondary growth.

Celaenorrhinus meditrina
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C. meditrina
Binomial name
Celaenorrhinus meditrina
(Hewitson, 1877)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pterygospidea meditrina Hewitson, 1877
  • Pardaleodes interniplaga Mabille, 1891
  • Celaenorrhinus illnstroides Miller, 1971

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