Chondrolepis Uluguru
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''Chondrolepis uluguru'' is a
butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
in the family
Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...
. It is found in
Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...
(the
Uluguru Mountains The Uluguru mountains are a mountain range in eastern Tanzania, named after the Luguru tribe. The main portion of the Uluguru mountains is a ridge running roughly north-south and rising to altitude at its highest point. On the main Uluguru rang ...
).; 2012: The genus ''Ampittia'' in Africa with the description of a new species (Hesperiinae; Aeromachini) and three new species in the genera ''Andronymus'' and ''Chondrolepis'' (Hesperiinae, incertae sedis) (Lepidoptera; Hesperiidae) The habitat consists of submontane areas.


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Endemic fauna of Tanzania Insects described in 2012 Erionotini {{Erionotini-stub