| Borbo ferruginea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Borbo |
| Species: | B. ferruginea |
| Binomial name | |
| Borbo ferruginea (Aurivillius, 1925)[1] |
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The Ferruginous Swift, Ferrous Swift or Ferrous Skipper (Borbo ferruginea) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in southern and south-eastern Africa, in South Africa and from Mozambique to Kenya. In South Africa it is restricted to the lowland forests of KwaZulu-Natal.
The wingspan is 36–39 mm for males and 42–45 mm for females. Adults are probably on wing year round, but it is more from October to May in southern Africa[2].