• Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

• Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

• Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

• Insects (Class Insecta)

• Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

• Butterflies (Superfamily Papilionoidea)

• Skipper Butterflies (Family Theclinae)

• Subfamily Tagiadinae

• Tribe Celaenorrhinini

• Flats (Genus Celaenorrhinus)

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Genus Celaenorrhinus is a large and widely distributed genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. Commonly known as spread-wing skippers, these butterflies typically rest with their wings held flat, unlike many other skippers that hold their wings at an angle. They are generally dark brown, grey, or black with distinctive white, cream, or translucent spots and markings that create a mottled appearance. Adults are most often found in forests, woodland edges, mountain habitats, and shaded trails, where they fly rapidly but often pause to bask on leaves or rocks.