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''Celaenorrhinus galenus'', the Common Orange Sprite, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, from Cameroon to Ethiopia and to Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Angola, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.〔(Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae )〕 The habitat consists of forests. Adults of both sexes feed from flowers growing low down along forest paths, including those of ''Ipomoea palmata''. They are on wing from September onwards, becoming commoner in late autumn. There are two generations per year. The larvae feed on ''Clerodendrum paniculatum'', ''Hypoestes'' and ''Justicia'' species. ==Subspecies== *''Celaenorrhinus galenus galenus'' (from Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria and Cameroon to the equatorial zone) *''Celaenorrhinus galenus biseriata'' (Butler, 1888) (eastern Kenya, north-eastern Tanzania, Malawi, eastern Zimbabwe) 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 galenus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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