Jump to content

Sarangesa tricerata

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Oculi (talk | contribs) at 03:26, 17 August 2014 (→‎References: clean up + insects cat using AWB). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Sarangesa tricerata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
S. tricerata
Binomial name
Sarangesa tricerata
(Mabille, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hyda tricerata Mabille, 1891

Sarangesa tricerata, the Tricerate Elfin, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of drier forests.

Adult males are attracted to bird-droppings.

Subspecies

  • Sarangesa tricerata tricerata (Gambia, Sierra Leone, to Cameroon, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo)
  • Sarangesa tricerata compacta Evans, 1951 (western Tanzania)

References