Celaenorrhinus


Celaenorrhinus is a genus of skipper butterflies which are commonly termed sprites. An alternate name is flats, for their habit of holding their wings flat when resting, but this is also used for related genera. They are the type genus of tribe Celaenorrhinini.
Celaenorrhinus species are found in most tropical regions. However, rather than a monophyletic genus the group appears to be a paraphyletic assemblage, and will probably be split up in the future.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Celaenorrhinus and are split into three large species groups:
;Africa species group
;Asia species group
;America species group
  • Celaenorrhinus aegiochus
  • Celaenorrhinus anchialus
  • Celaenorrhinus approximatus Williams & Bell, 1940
  • Celaenorrhinus astrigera
  • Celaenorrhinus autochton Steinhauser & Austin, 1996
  • Celaenorrhinus bifurcus Bell, 1934
  • Celaenorrhinus cynapes
  • Celaenorrhinus disjunctus Bell, 1940
  • Celaenorrhinus eligius
  • Celaenorrhinus fritzgaertneri
  • Celaenorrhinus jao
  • Celaenorrhinus monartus
  • Celaenorrhinus orneates Austin, 1996
  • Celaenorrhinus par Steinhauser & Austin, 1996
  • Celaenorrhinus savia
  • Celaenorrhinus shema
  • Celaenorrhinus similis Hayward, 1933
  • Celaenorrhinus songoensis Draudt, 1922
  • Celaenorrhinus stallingsi Freeman, 1946
  • Celaenorrhinus stola Evans, 1952
  • Celaenorrhinus suthina
  • Celaenorrhinus syllius
  • Celaenorrhinus tritonae
  • Celaenorrhinus vagra Evans, 1952

Former species

Genus characteristics

The following is a description of the genus from an old work and may not account for more recent taxonomic changes.