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Celaenorrhinus uluguru

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Celaenorrhinus uluguru
Scientific classification Edit this 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]

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.

The length of the forewings is 19.7-20.4 mm for males. Adult males mud-puddle and feed from flowering herbs.

References

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  1. ^ "Celaenorrhinus Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2012-11-12.