Osmodes banghaasii

Osmodes banghaasii
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Osmodes
Species: O. banghaasii
Binomial name
Osmodes banghaasii

Osmodes banghaasii, Bang-Haas' white-spots, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Ghana, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of wetter forests. The name honours the Danish entomologist Andreas Bang-Haas.

References

  1. Osmodes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae


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