Borbo fallax
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| Species: | B. fallax
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| Borbo fallax (Gaede, 1916)[1]
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Borbo fallax, the false swift, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in tropical Africa. In South Africa it is found in Swaziland, coastal KwaZulu-Natal, northern Gauteng and the Limpopo Province and the extreme north-east of the North West Province. The habitat consists of coastal bush and moist savanna.[2]
The wingspan is 36–43 mm for males and 41–44 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, but are scarcer in winter in southern Africa.[3]
The larvae feed on various Poaceae species, including Ehrharta erecta and Saccharum species.
References
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- ^ Borbo, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae
- ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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