Ceratrichia nothus explained

Ceratrichia nothus, commonly known as the white-winged forest sylph, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and the Central African Republic.^[1] The habitat consists of wetter forests.

Subspecies

• Ceratrichia nothus nothus (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, western Ghana)
• Ceratrichia nothus enantia (Karsch, 1893) (central Ghana, Togo, Nigeria)
• Ceratrichia nothus makomensis Strand, 1913 (Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea)
• Ceratrichia nothus yakoli Collins & Larsen, 2003 (Central African Republic)

Notes and References

1. http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/hesperiidae_hesperiinae_1.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae