Ceratrichia flava

Ceratrichia flava
Ceratrichia flava figure 51
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Ceratrichia
Species: C. flava
Binomial name
Ceratrichia flava
Hewitson, 1878[1]
Synonyms
  • Plastingia charita Plötz, 1879
  • Ceratrichia fasciata Aurivillius, 1896
  • Ceratrichia fasciata var. tessmanniana Strand, 1912
  • Ceratrichia flava benitoensis Miller, 1964

Ceratrichia flava, the Yellow Forest Sylph, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of 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

References

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