Biology:Zophopetes nobilior

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Noble nightfighter
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Z. nobilior, female
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Zophopetes
Species:
Z. nobilior
Binomial name
Zophopetes nobilior
(Holland, 1896)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ploetzia nobilior Holland, 1896

Zophopetes nobilior, commonly known as the noble nightfighter, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Gabon, the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.[2] In Kenya the introduced coconut has been recorded as food plant.[3] Like other species in its genus, the imago has crepuscular habits. It is known to feed from flowers at dawn.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q8074278 entry