Ceratrichia flava

Ceratrichia flava, the yellow forest sylph, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic.[2] The habitat consists of open areas in forests.

Ceratrichia flava
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Ceratrichia
Species:
C. flava
Binomial name
Ceratrichia flava
Synonyms
  • Plastingia charita Plötz, 1879
  • Ceratrichia fasciata Aurivillius, 1896
  • Ceratrichia fasciata var. tessmanniana Strand, 1912
  • Ceratrichia flava benitoensis Miller, 1964

Adults are attracted to flowers, including the ones of Costus species.

Subspecies
  • Ceratrichia flava flava (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic)
  • Ceratrichia flava fernanda Evans, 1937 (Equatorial Guinea: Bioko)

References
  1. "Ceratrichia Butler, [1870]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae


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