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Gretna waga

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Gretna waga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Gretna
Species:
G. waga
Binomial name
Gretna waga
(Plötz, 1886)[1]
Synonyms
  • Telesto waga Plötz, 1886
  • Hesperia ilerda Möschler, 1887

Gretna waga, the common crepuscular skipper, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests and open areas in the forest zone.

Adults have been recorded feeding on the nectar of asclepiad flowers.

The larvae feed on Elaeis guineense.

References

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  1. ^ Gretna at funet.fi
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae


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