Celaenorrhinus pooanus
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.
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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
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