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Rhabdomantis galatia

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Rhabdomantis galatia
Kakum National Park, Ghana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Rhabdomantis
Species:
R. galatia
Binomial name
Rhabdomantis galatia
(Hewitson, 1868)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hesperia galatia Hewitson, 1868
  • Pamphila rhabdophorus Mabille, 1890

Rhabdomantis galatia, the branded large fox, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Trachyphrynium braunianum.

References

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  1. ^ Rhabdomantis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae


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