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Ortholexis hollandi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Ortholexis
Species:	O. hollandi
Binomial name
Ortholexis hollandi H. H. Druce, 1909
Synonyms
Loxolexis hollandi (H. H. Druce, 1909) Katreus dimidia f. karschi Evans, 1937 Katreus hollandi (H. H. Druce, 1909)

Ortholexis hollandi, commonly known as Holland's scarce sprite, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. The habitat consists of wetter forests.

The larvae feed on Strophanthus sarmentosus.

References

1. Savela, Markku (November 28, 2015). "Katreus hollandi (Druce, 1909)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae

• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 80

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