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Celaenorrhinus mokeezi (Large Sprite)

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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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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0