Leucochitonea levubu

White-cloaked skipper
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Leucochitonea
Species:	L. levubu
Binomial name
	Leucochitonea levubu; Wallengren, 1857
Synonyms
	Sapaea lactea Plötz, 1885; Abantis levebu f. defecta Aurivillius, 1925;

Leucochitonea levubu, the white-cloaked skipper, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Botswana to the former Transvaal and to Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of dry savanna.^[2]

The wingspan is 30–40 mm for males and 35–45 mm for females. Adults are on the wing from November to April (with a peak from January to February). There is one extended generation per year.^[3]

The larvae feed on Grewia flava.

References

^ Leucochitonea, Site of Markku Savela
^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae
^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.

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[1] Leucochitonea, Site of Markku Savela

[ATBUT-2] Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae

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

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