Celaenorrhinus uluguru
Appearance
Celaenorrhinus uluguru | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Celaenorrhinus |
Species: | C. uluguru
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Binomial name | |
Celaenorrhinus uluguru Kielland, 1990[1]
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Celaenorrhinus uluguru is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Uluguru Mountains of Tanzania, where it is endemic to Bondwa Mountain.[2] The habitat consists of forests at altitudes between 1,450 and 1,800 meters.
The length of the forewings is 19.7-20.4 mm for males. Adult males mud-puddle and feed from flowering herbs.
References
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- ^ "Celaenorrhinus Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2012-11-12.