Biology:Loxolexis hollandi
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Loxolexis |
| Species: | L. hollandi
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| Loxolexis hollandi (H. H. Druce, 1909)
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Loxolexis hollandi, or Holland's scarce sprite, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1909. It is found in Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of wetter forests.
The larvae feed on Strophanthus sarmentosus.
References
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- ↑ Savela, Markku (November 28, 2015). "Katreus hollandi (Druce, 1909)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/pyrginae/katreus/#hollandi. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae
Wikidata ☰ Q6694316 entry
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