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'''''Prosopalpus saga''''', the '''branded dwarf skipper''', is a [[Biology:Butterfly|butterfly]] in the family [[Biology:Hesperiidae|Hesperiidae]]. It is found in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, western Uganda, north-western Tanzania and possibly western Kenya.<ref name=ATBUT>[http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/hesperiidae_hesperiinae_1.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae]</ref> The habitat consists of forests. | '''''Prosopalpus saga''''', the '''branded dwarf skipper''', is a [[Biology:Butterfly|butterfly]] in the family [[Biology:Hesperiidae|Hesperiidae]]. It is found in Guinea, Ivory Coast, [[Earth:Ghana|Ghana]], Cameroon, western Uganda, north-western Tanzania and possibly western Kenya.<ref name=ATBUT>[http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/hesperiidae_hesperiinae_1.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae]</ref> The habitat consists of forests. | ||
Adults have been recorded feeding on nectar from ''[[Biology:Lantana|Lantana]]'' flowers. | Adults have been recorded feeding on nectar from ''[[Biology:Lantana|Lantana]]'' flowers. | ||
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Prosopalpus |
| Species: | P. saga
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| Prosopalpus saga Evans, 1937[1]
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Prosopalpus saga, the branded dwarf skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, western Uganda, north-western Tanzania and possibly western Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adults have been recorded feeding on nectar from Lantana flowers.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Prosopalpus saga. |
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Wikispecies has information related to Prosopalpus saga |
Wikidata ☰ Q7250684 entry
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