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Ortholexis melichroptera

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Ortholexis melichroptera
Loxolexis dimidia figure 7
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Loxolexis
Species:
L. dimidia
Binomial name
Loxolexis dimidia
(Holland, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Acallopistes dimidia Holland, 1896
  • Katreus dimidia[1]

Loxolexis dimidia, the black scarce sprite, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Ghana, Nigeria (the Cross River Loop), Cameroon and Gabon.[2] The habitat consists of dense primary forests.

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  1. ^ Katreus, funet.fi
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae


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