Celaenorrhinus
Sign in to saveCelaenorrhinus is a genus of skipper butterflies which are commonly termed sprites. An alternate name is flats, for their habit of holding their wings flat when resting, but this is also used for related genera. They are the type genus of tribe Celaenorrhinini.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyHesperiidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 26
- With media
- 13
- Family
- Hesperiidae
- Collections
- YPM, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, SAM, DCH, NHMUK, EMEC
- Recorded in
- Nepal, Indonesia, Malaysia, Gabon, Costa Rica, Taiwan, Thailand, Tanzania
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Celaenorrhinus is a genus of skipper butterflies which are commonly termed sprites. An alternate name is flats, for their habit of holding their wings flat when resting, but this is also used for related genera. They are the type genus of tribe Celaenorrhinini.
Celaenorrhinus species are found in most tropical regions. However, rather than a monophyletic genus the group appears to be a paraphyletic assemblage, and will probably be split up in the future.
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