Ceratrichia flava
Ceratrichia flava | |
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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 | |
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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
- 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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