Borbo ferruginea

Borbo ferruginea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Borbo
Species:	B. ferruginea
Binomial name
	Borbo ferruginea; (Aurivillius, 1925)
Synonyms
	Parnara ferruginea Aurivillius, 1925;

The Ferruginous Swift, Ferrous Swift or Ferrous Skipper (Borbo ferruginea) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in southern and south-eastern Africa, in South Africa and from Mozambique to Kenya. In South Africa it is restricted to the lowland forests of KwaZulu-Natal. The habitat consists of coastal forests.

The wingspan is 36–39 mm for males and 42–45 mm for females. Adults are probably on wing year round, but it is more from October to May in southern Africa.^[2]

Subspecies

Borbo ferruginea ferruginea (eastern Kenya, Tanzania)
Borbo ferruginea dondo Evans, 1955 (KwaZulu-Natal to southern Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe)

References

^ Borbo, Site of Markku Savela
^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.

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[1] Borbo, Site of Markku Savela

[2] Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.

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