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Gorgyra subfacatus

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Species of butterfly

Gorgyra subfacatus
Gorgyra subfacatus figure 11
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Gorgyra
Species: G. subfacatus
Binomial name
Gorgyra subfacatus
(Mabille, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Cobalus subfacatus Mabille, 1890

Gorgyra subfacatus, the ochreous leaf sitter, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana and western Nigeria. The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are attracted to flowers, such as those of Lantana species.

References

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


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