Ceratrichia flava
Species of butterfly
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Ceratrichia flava, commonly known as the yellow forest sylph, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic.[2] The habitat consists of open areas in forests.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Ceratrichia |
| Species: | C. flava |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceratrichia flava | |
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Adults are attracted to flowers, including the ones of Costus species.
Subspecies
- Ceratrichia flava flava (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic)
- Ceratrichia flava fernanda Evans, 1937 (Equatorial Guinea: Bioko)
