Biology:Parosmodes lentiginosa

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Parosmodes lentiginosa
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Parosmodes lentiginosa figure 22
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Parosmodes
Species:
P. lentiginosa
Binomial name
Parosmodes lentiginosa
(Holland, 1896)[1]
Synonyms
  • Kedestes lentiginosa Holland, 1896

Parosmodes lentiginosa, the rare Morant skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, Angola, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests and forest/savanna mosaic.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7139553 entry