Teniorhinus herilus

Teniorhinus herilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Teniorhinus
Species:	T. herilus
Binomial name
	Teniorhinus herilus; (Hopffer, 1855)
Synonyms
	Pamphila herilus Hopffer, 1855; Parosmodes numa Druce, 1901;

Teniorhinus herilus, the Herilus orange or Herilus skipper, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found along the coast of Kenya and in southern and eastern Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.^[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests and heavy woodland.

Adults are attracted to flowers. They are on wing in March and April.

References

^ Teniorhinus, funet.fi
^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae

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[1] Teniorhinus, funet.fi

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

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