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Melphina noctula

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Melphina noctula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Melphina
Species:
M. noctula
Binomial name
Melphina noctula
(Druce, 1909)[1]
Synonyms
  • Parnara noctula Druce, 1909
  • Parnara palocampta Druce, 1909

Melphina noctula, the brown forest swift, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of undisturbed forests.

References

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Wikispecies has information related to Melphina noctula.
  1. ^ Melphina at funet.fi
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae


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