Ceratrichia flava
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Ceratrichia |
Species: | C. flava
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Ceratrichia flava | |
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Ceratrichia flava, the yellow forest sylph, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic.[2] The habitat consists of open areas in forests.
Adults are attracted to flowers, including the ones of Costus species.
Subspecies
- Ceratrichia flava flava (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic)
- Ceratrichia flava fernanda Evans, 1937 (Equatorial Guinea: Bioko)
References
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- ^ "Ceratrichia Butler, [1870]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae
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