Celaenorrhinus ficulnea

Celaenorrhinus ficulnea, the velvet flat, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in south-east Asia.

Celaenorrhinus ficulnea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Celaenorrhinus
Species:
C. ficulnea
Binomial name
Celaenorrhinus ficulnea
(Hewitson, 1868)[1]
Synonyms
List
  • Hesperia ficulnea Hewitson, 1868
  • Plesioneura signata Druce, 1873
  • Charmion ficulnea
  • Plesioneura crona Hewitson, 1878
  • Plesioneura tola Hewitson, 1878
  • Charmion tola
  • Plesioneura queda Plötz, 1885
  • Charmion ficulnea nibana Fruhstorfer, 1910
*Plesioneura zawi Plötz, 1885

The larvae feed on Didissandra (Gesneriaceae) species. [2]

Subspecies
  • Celaenorrhinus ficulnea ficulnea
  • Celaenorrhinus ficulnea crona (Hewitson, 1878) - Batchian
  • Celaenorrhinus ficulnea tola (Hewitson, 1878) - Celebes
  • Celaenorrhinus ficulnea queda (Plötz, 1885) - Assam, Burma, Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Tioman, Sumatra
  • Celaenorrhinus ficulnea zawi (Plötz, 1885) - Celebes

References
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  1. "Celaenorrhinus Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Vane-Wright, R.I, & de Jong, R. (2003). The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 343, 3–267 https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/220217/ page 60


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