Ceratrichia is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. They are found in the Afrotropical realm.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Tribe: | Ceratrichiini |
| Genus: | Ceratrichia Butler, 1869[1] |
Species
edit- Ceratrichia brunnea Bethune-Baker, 1906
- Ceratrichia clara Riley, 1925
- Ceratrichia crowleyi Riley, 1925
- Ceratrichia flandria Evans, 1956
- Ceratrichia flava Hewitson, 1878
- Ceratrichia hollandi Bethune-Baker, 1908
- Ceratrichia lewisi Collins & Larsen, 2000
- Ceratrichia nothus (Fabricius, 1787)
- Ceratrichia phocion (Fabricius, 1781)
- Ceratrichia punctata Holland, 1896
- Ceratrichia semlikensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
- Ceratrichia weberi Miller, 1964
- Ceratrichia wollastoni Heron, 1909
Former species
edit- 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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- ^ "Ceratrichia Butler, [1870]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
External links
edit- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
- Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 79
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