| Artitropa erinnys | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Artitropa |
| Species: | A. erinnys |
| Binomial name | |
| Artitropa erinnys (Trimen, 1862)[1] |
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The Bush Night-fighter (Artitropa erinnys) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from the East Cape to KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal, Zimbabwe and eastern Africa.
The wingspan is 53–57 mm for males and 59–63 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round but are scarce from May to August[2].
The larvae feed on Dracaena hookeriana, Dracaena afromontana, Dracaena angustifolia, Dracaena fragrans and Dracaena steudneri.