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The Large Sprite, Large Flat or Christmas Forester (''Celaenorrhinus mokeezi'') is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Transkei to KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal and Mozambique. The habitat consists coastal forests and montane forests.〔(Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae )〕 The wingspan is 40–48 mm for males and 45–51 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round in warmer areas with peaks in late summer and autumn.〔Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.〕 The larvae feed on ''Isoglossa woodii''. ==Subspecies== *''Celaenorrhinus mokeezi mokeezi'' (South Africa: from eastern Cape to the southern KwaZulu-Natal coast and midlands) *''Celaenorrhinus mokeezi separata'' (Strand, 1911) (southern Mozambique, Swaziland, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Celaenorrhinus mokeezi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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