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Prosopalpus saga

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Species of butterfly

Prosopalpus saga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Prosopalpus
Species: P. saga
Binomial name
Prosopalpus saga
Evans, 1937

Prosopalpus saga, the branded dwarf skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, western Uganda, north-western Tanzania and possibly western Kenya. The habitat consists of forests.

Adults have been recorded feeding on nectar from Lantana flowers.

References

  1. Prosopalpus, funet.fi
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae
Taxon identifiers
Prosopalpus saga


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