Biology:Apallaga pooanus
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Apallaga pooanus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Apallaga |
| Species: | A. pooanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Apallaga pooanus Aurivillius, 1910[1]
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Apallaga pooanus, commonly known as the Bitje sprite, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Bioko, Gabon and possibly the Democratic Republic of the Congo (from the north-east to the Ituri Forest).[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adults have been recorded feeding on flowers of Mussaenda species.
References
- ↑ "Celaenorrhinus Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/hesperiidae_pyrginae.doc.
Wikidata ☰ Q5057475 entry
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