Ceratrichia

Ceratrichia
C. nothus in Ghana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Ceratrichiini
Genus:
Butler, 1869[1]

Ceratrichia is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. They are found in the Afrotropical realm.

Species

Former species

  • Ceratrichia argyrosticta Plötz, 1879 - transferred to Argemma argyrosticta (Plötz, 1879)
  • Ceratrichia aurea Druce, 1910 - transferred to Argemma aurea (Druce, 1910)
  • Ceratrichia bonga Evans, 1946 - transferred to Argemma bonga (Evans, 1946)
  • Ceratrichia mabirensis Riley, 1925 - transferred to Argemma mabirensis (Riley, 1925)
  • Ceratrichia maesseni Miller, 1971 - transferred to Argemma maesseni (Miller, 1971)
  • Ceratrichia semilutea Mabille, 1891 - transferred to Ceratricula semilutea (Mabille, 1891)
  • Ceratrichia stellata Mabille, 1891 - transferred to Dotta stellata (Mabille, 1891)

References

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  1. ^ "Ceratrichia Butler, [1870]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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