Celaenorrhinus mokeezi
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Celaenorrhinus |
| Species: | C. mokeezi |
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Celaenorrhinus mokeezi (Wallengren, 1857) |
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Celaenorrhinus mokeezi, the large sprite, large flat or Christmas forester, 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.
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.
The larvae feed on Isoglossa woodii (buckweed).
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