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Teniorhinus watsoni

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Species of butterfly

Teniorhinus watsoni
Teniorhinus watsoni figure 10
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Teniorhinus
Species: T. watsoni
Binomial name
Teniorhinus watsoni
Holland, 1892

Teniorhinus watsoni, Watson's small fox, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of forests. The species is associated with rivers and swamps.

The larvae feed on Cynometra megalophylla.

References

  1. Teniorhinus, funet.fi
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae
Taxon identifiers
Teniorhinus watsoni


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