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Flats
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Flats

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 belong to the spread-winged skipper subfamily (Pyrginae), and therein are the type genus of tribe Celaenorrhini.

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Common Spotted Flat

speciesCelaenorrhinus leucocera

Malabar Spotted Flat

speciesCelaenorrhinus ambareesa

Celaenorrhinus similis

speciesCelaenorrhinus similis

Fritzgaertner's Flat

speciesCelaenorrhinus fritzgaertneri

Restricted Spotted Flat

speciesCelaenorrhinus putra

Tamil Spotted Flat

speciesCelaenorrhinus ruficornis

Eligius Flat

speciesCelaenorrhinus eligius

Celaenorrhinus maculosa

speciesCelaenorrhinus maculosa

White Banded Flat

speciesCelaenorrhinus asmara

Stola Flat

speciesCelaenorrhinus stola

Velvet Flat

speciesCelaenorrhinus ficulnea

Ratna Flat

speciesCelaenorrhinus ratna

Stallings's Flat

speciesCelaenorrhinus stallingsi

Flash Spotted Flat

speciesCelaenorrhinus patula

Celaenorrhinus suthina

speciesCelaenorrhinus suthina

Celaenorrhinus shema

speciesCelaenorrhinus shema

Dotted Flat

speciesCelaenorrhinus monartus

Himalayan spotted flat

speciesCelaenorrhinus munda

Yellow-banded Flat

speciesCelaenorrhinus dhanada

Celaenorrhinus major

speciesCelaenorrhinus major

Sri Lanka black flat

speciesCelaenorrhinus spilothyrus

multi-spotted flat

speciesCelaenorrhinus pulomaya

Orange-banded Flat

speciesCelaenorrhinus syllius

Mussoorie Pied Flat

speciesCelaenorrhinus pero

Small Banded Flat

speciesCelaenorrhinus nigricans

Celaenorrhinus horishanus

speciesCelaenorrhinus horishanus

Celaenorrhinus songoensis

speciesCelaenorrhinus songoensis

Celaenorrhinus jao

speciesCelaenorrhinus jao

Double-spotted Flat

speciesCelaenorrhinus pyrrha

Orange-banded Flat

speciesCelaenorrhinus ladana

Tibet Flat

speciesCelaenorrhinus tibetana

Berger’s Black Sprite

speciesCelaenorrhinus plagiatus

Celaenorrhinus consanguinea

speciesCelaenorrhinus consanguinea

Celaenorrhinus bifurcus

speciesCelaenorrhinus bifurcus

Celaenorrhinus kiku

speciesCelaenorrhinus kiku

Humblot’s Sprite

speciesCelaenorrhinus humbloti

Celaenorrhinus astrigera

speciesCelaenorrhinus astrigera

Common Black Sprite

speciesCelaenorrhinus proxima

Unequal Banded Flat

speciesCelaenorrhinus inaequalis

Celaenorrhinus entellus

speciesCelaenorrhinus entellus

Celaenorrhinus oscula

speciesCelaenorrhinus oscula

Celaenorrhinus approximatus

speciesCelaenorrhinus approximatus

Celaenorrhinus aegiochus

speciesCelaenorrhinus aegiochus

Larsen’s Sprite

speciesCelaenorrhinus larseni

Celaenorrhinus treadawayi

speciesCelaenorrhinus treadawayi

Toothed Spotted Flat

speciesCelaenorrhinus zea

Large-spotted Flat

speciesCelaenorrhinus plagifera

Large Streaked Flat

speciesCelaenorrhinus aspersus

Separated Spotted Flat

speciesCelaenorrhinus maculicornis

Evans' Spotted Flat

speciesCelaenorrhinus morena

Celaenorrhinus cynapes

speciesCelaenorrhinus cynapes

Celaenorrhinus disjunctus

speciesCelaenorrhinus disjunctus

Celaenorrhinus badia

speciesCelaenorrhinus badia

Andaman Yellow-banded Flat

speciesCelaenorrhinus andamanicus

Celaenorrhinus kurosawai

speciesCelaenorrhinus kurosawai

Celaenorrhinus chihhsiaoi

speciesCelaenorrhinus chihhsiaoi

Celaenorrhinus mediostictus

speciesCelaenorrhinus mediostictus

Celaenorrhinus zanqua

speciesCelaenorrhinus zanqua

Darge’s Sprite

speciesCelaenorrhinus dargei

Celaenorrhinus autochton

speciesCelaenorrhinus autochton

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