Ortholexis hollandi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Ortholexis |
Species: | O. hollandi
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Binomial name | |
Ortholexis hollandi H. H. Druce, 1909
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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.[2] The habitat consists of wetter forests.
The larvae feed on Strophanthus sarmentosus.
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku (November 28, 2015). "Katreus hollandi (Druce, 1909)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae