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Gorgyra johnstoni

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Species of butterfly

Gorgyra johnstoni
Gorgyra johnstoni figure 6
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Gorgyra
Species: G. johnstoni
Binomial name
Gorgyra johnstoni
(Butler, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Aeromachus johnstoni Butler, 1894

Gorgyra johnstoni, Johnston's ranger or Johnston's skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found along the coast of Kenya and in Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba), Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of forests, riverine forests, forest margins, Brachystegia woodland and woodland.

Adults are attracted to flowers. They are on wing year-round.

References

  1. Gorgyra, funet.fi
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae
Taxon identifiers
Gorgyra johnstoni


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