Biology:Borbo ferruginea
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Borbo ferruginea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Animalia |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Arthropoda |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Insecta |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Lepidoptera |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Hesperiidae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Borbo |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | <div style="display:inline" class="script error: no such module "taxobox ranks".">B. ferruginea |
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| Borbo ferruginea (Aurivillius, 1925)[1]
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Borbo ferruginea, the ferruginous swift, ferrous swift or ferrous skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in southern and south-eastern Africa, in South Africa and from Mozambique to Kenya. In South Africa it is restricted to the lowland forests of KwaZulu-Natal. The habitat consists of coastal forests.
Their wingspan is 36–39 mm for males and 42–45 mm for females. Adults are probably on wing year-round, but it is more from October to May in southern Africa.[2]
Subspecies
- Borbo ferruginea ferruginea (eastern Kenya, Tanzania)
- Borbo ferruginea dondo Evans, 1955 (KwaZulu-Natal to southern Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe)
References
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- ↑ Borbo at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
Wikidata ☰ Q4944361 entry
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