Celaenorrhinus homeyeri

Celaenorrhinus homeyeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Celaenorrhinus
Species: C. homeyeri
Binomial name
Celaenorrhinus homeyeri
(Plötz, 1880)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tagiades homeyeri Plötz, 1880

Celaenorrhinus homeyeri, Homeyer’s Sprite, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Angola, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, western Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests at altitudes ranging from 800 to 1,700 meters in Tanzania.

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