Andronymus caesar

Andronymus caesar
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Andronymus
Species: A. caesar
Binomial name
Andronymus caesar
(Fabricius, 1793)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hesperia caesar Fabricius, 1793
  • Pamphila philander Hopffer, 1855
  • Andronymus hero philander

The White Dart (Andronymus caesar) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in tropical Africa.

The wingspan is 38–44 mm. Adults are on wing year round, but mainly from November to April in South Africa.[2]

The larvae feed on Macrolobium, Blighia (including Blighia unijugata), Deinbollia and Phialodiscus species.

Subspecies

References

  1. ^ Andronymus, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.