Calaenorrhinus galenus - Orange Flat, Orange Sprite

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Calaenorrhinus galenus

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Ndzou Camp, Moribane Forest, Mozambique

Species details:

Note: The image shows the more common and widespread form f. intermixtus.
Distribution: Widespread in tropical Africa.
Related plant families:
Related plant genera:
AcanthaceaeHypoestes (Larval foodplant)
AcanthaceaeJusticia (Larval foodplant)
Related plant species:
Literature: Henning, G.A., Pringle, E.L.L. & Ball, J.B. (1994), Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa, Struik Winchester, Cape Town, p. 310.
Williams, M,C. (2008), Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region, Hesperiidae subfamily Pyrginae, Online Encyclopaedia, p. 19.



Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Calaenorrhinus galenus .
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=403680, retrieved 4 October 2024

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