Celaenorrhinus mokeezi
"Large sprite" redirects here. For the other moth with this common name, see Celaenorrhinus rutilans.
| Celaenorrhinus mokeezi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Celaenorrhinus |
| Species: | C. mokeezi |
| Binomial name | |
| Celaenorrhinus mokeezi (Wallengren, 1857)[1] | |
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Celaenorrhinus mokeezi, the large sprite, large flat or Christmas forester, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Transkei to KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal and Mozambique. The habitat consists coastal forests and montane forests.[2]
The wingspan is 40–48 mm for males and 45–51 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round in warmer areas with peaks in late summer and autumn.[3]
The larvae feed on Isoglossa woodii (buckweed).
Subspecies
- Celaenorrhinus mokeezi mokeezi (South Africa: from eastern Cape to the southern KwaZulu-Natal coast and midlands)
- Celaenorrhinus mokeezi separata (Strand, 1911) (southern Mozambique, Swaziland, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal)
References
- ↑ Celaenorrhinus, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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