Biology:Melphina maximiliani

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Melphina maximiliani
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M. maximiliani
Binomial name
Melphina maximiliani
Belcastro & Larsen, 2005[1]

Melphina maximiliani, the Maximiliano's forest swift, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast and Ghana.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are on wing in July and August.

References

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

Wikidata ☰ Q6813591 entry