Distribution
(Distributions are described for the entire Genus. For the distributions per species we recommend to consult the occurence maps from the external websites listed below.)A pantropical genus with at least 125 species. The African species of this huge genus have been monographed by Libert (2014; Sur la taxonomie du genre Celaenorrhinus Hübner en Afrique (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae)). Numerous cryptic species were found, raising the total number of recognized taxa to 125. At the same time, this author divided the African species among four genera. Unfortunately, the Asian species were not included in this revisionary work, leaving the possibility unresolved that the Asian species may belong to more than one of the recognized African genera. Since the four genera (together with a previously recognized African genus) form a monophyletic group, the most elegant solution for the time being is to consider the entire group to be the genus Celaenorrhinus sensu lato.
Observation maps and specimen records (external websites)