Biology:Xanthodisca astrape

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Short description: Species of butterfly


Xanthodisca astrape
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Xanthodisca astrape figure 11
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X. astrape
Binomial name
Xanthodisca astrape
(Holland, 1892)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pardaleodes astrape Holland, 1892
  • Pardaleodes parcus Karsch, 1893
  • Pardaleodes eurydice Aurivillius, 1925

Xanthodisca astrape, the false pathfinder skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of the edges of forests and forest clearings.

Adults of both sexes are attracted to flowers.

The larvae feed on Trachyphrynium braunianum.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q8043017 entry