Celaenorrhinus uluguru
Celaenorrhinus uluguru is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Uluguru Mountains of Tanzania, where it is endemic to Bondwa Mountain.[2] The habitat consists of forests at altitudes between 1,450 and 1,800 meters.
| Celaenorrhinus uluguru | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Celaenorrhinus |
| Species: | C. uluguru |
| Binomial name | |
| Celaenorrhinus uluguru Kielland, 1990[1] | |
The length of the forewings is 19.7-20.4 mm for males. The upperside ground colour is blackish brown, the forewing with a wide pale yellow median band. The female is unknown. Adult males mud-puddle and feed from flowering herbs.
References
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- "Celaenorrhinus Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae
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