Celaenorrhinus putra (Moore, 1865) is a animal in the Hesperiidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Celaenorrhinus putra (Moore, 1865) (Celaenorrhinus putra (Moore, 1865))
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Celaenorrhinus putra (Moore, 1865)

Celaenorrhinus putra (Moore, 1865)

This is a detailed description of the wing and body markings of Celaenorrhinus putra, compared to Celaenorrhinus leucocera.

Family
Genus
Celaenorrhinus
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Celaenorrhinus putra (Moore, 1865)

Male: The upperside is a dark sooty blackish-brown, nearly black, and much darker than Celaenorrhinus leucocera. Greenish-ochreous hairs cover the basal area of both wings. On the forewing, three small semi-hyaline sub-apical spots form an outwardly oblique curve starting near the costa. The two lower spots in this set are positioned outward, and the upper spots are not conjoined and smaller than the corresponding spots in C. leucocera. A discal band is present; it is far less outwardly oblique than in C. leucocera, and its upper end sits within the extremity of the cell, with the upper half of the band smaller than its lower half. A short square spot sits in the interspace below the band, separated by the median vein. Its inner edge lies below the middle of the upper spot, and its outer edge extends only very slightly beyond that of the other spot. A dot near the base of the second median interspace is clearly separated from the two large spots, and another clearly separated dot sits below the lower outer edge of the lower large spot. Cilia are brownish at the base and whitish on the outer portion, and are not checkered as they are in C. leucocera. The hindwing is very similar in appearance to the hindwing of C. leucocera. The underside is blacker than the upperside, and shares the same markings as the upperside, with the addition of an extra ochreous dot in the middle of the cell. Antennae, palpi, and the body both above and beneath match the corresponding features of C. leucocera. The female matches the male in appearance both above and beneath.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Hesperiidae Celaenorrhinus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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