Biology:Caprona pillaana
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857[1]
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Caprona pillaana, the ragged skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in South Africa , Zimbabwe, Botswana, from Mozambique to eastern Africa, Ethiopia and south-western Arabia.
The wingspan is 30–37 mm for males and 35–44 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, with peaks from September to November and from March to May in southern Africa.[2]
The larvae feed on Grewia species (including Grewia flava and Grewia monticola), Dombeya species (including Dombeya rotundifolia and Dombeya burgessiae) and Sterculia quinqueloba.
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- ↑ Caprona 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 ☰ Q5036314 entry