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Chondrolepis nero

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Chondrolepis nero
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Chondrolepis
Species:
C. nero
Binomial name
Chondrolepis nero
Evans, 1937[1]

Chondrolepis nero, commonly known as the Cameroon snow-horned skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria and Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of areas above an altitude of 1,500 meters near submontane forest.

References

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  1. ^ Chondrolepis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae