Biology:Meza mabea

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Meza mabea
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M. mabea
Binomial name
Meza mabea
(Holland, 1894)[1]
Synonyms
  • Parnara mabea Holland, 1894

Meza mabea, the dark brown missile, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of drier forests.

The larvae feed on Dalbergia heudelotti, Dalbergia oblongifolia and Baphia pubescens.

References

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

Wikidata ☰ Q6826603 entry