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Celaenorrhinus uluguru

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Celaenorrhinus uluguru
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C. uluguru
Binomial name
Celaenorrhinus uluguru
Kielland, 1990[1]

Celaenorrhinus uluguru is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Tanzania (the Uluguru Mountains, where it is only known from 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. The upperside ground colour is blackish brown, the forewing with a wide pale yellow median band. The female is unknown. Adult males mud-puddle and feed from flowering herbs.

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