Celaenorrhinus illustris

Celaenorrhinus illustris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Celaenorrhinus
Species:	C. illustris
Binomial name
	Celaenorrhinus illustris; (Mabille, 1891)
Synonyms
	Pardaleodes illustris Mabille, 1891; Celaenorrhinus illustris ab. abbreviata Aurivillius, 1925;

Celaenorrhinus illustris, the illustrious sprite, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

Celaenorrhinus illustris illustris (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo)
Celaenorrhinus illustris daroa Evans, 1937 (western Uganda)

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