Ceratrichia semlikensis

Ceratrichia semlikensis is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Republic of the Congo, the central part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Uganda, western Kenya, Tanzania and north-western Zambia.[2] Their habitat consists of forests.

Ceratrichia semlikensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Ceratrichia
Species:
C. semlikensis
Binomial name
Ceratrichia semlikensis
Synonyms
  • Ceratrichia flava semlikensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
  • Ceratrichia flava f. rebeli Dufrane, 1945

The larvae feed on Isachne mauritiana.

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