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Zophopetes ganda

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Zophopetes ganda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Zophopetes
Species:
Z. ganda
Binomial name
Zophopetes ganda
Evans, 1937[1]

Zophopetes ganda, the small palm nightfighter, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic, Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests, but may also be found in more open areas if the correct palm host plants are present.

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