Biology:Melphina unistriga

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Melphina unistriga
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M. unistriga
Binomial name
Melphina unistriga
(Holland, 1893)[1]
Synonyms
  • Parnara unistriga Holland, 1893

Melphina unistriga, the common forest swift, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests with a closed canopy.

References

  1. Melphina at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae

Wikidata ☰ Q6813597 entry