Pardaleodes xanthopeplus

Pardaleodes xanthopeplus
Figure 9 male, figure 16 female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Pardaleodes
Species: P. xanthopeplus
Binomial name
Pardaleodes xanthopeplus

Pardaleodes xanthopeplus, the rare pathfinder skipper, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic.[2] The habitat consists of wetter forests.

References

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


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