Osmodes lindseyi

Osmodes lindseyi, the black-tufted white-spots, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and the Central African Republic.[2] The habitat consists of forests and secondary growth with a full canopy.

Osmodes lindseyi
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O. lindseyi
Binomial name
Osmodes lindseyi
Miller, 1964[1]

Subspecies

  • Osmodes lindseyi lindseyi (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic)
  • Osmodes lindseyi occidentalis Miller, 1971 (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana)

References

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


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