Borbo gemella

Borbo gemella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Borbo
Species: B. gemella
Binomial name
Borbo gemella
(Mabille, 1884)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pamphila gemella Mabille, 1884

The Twin Swift (Borbo gemella) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Africa (including Madagascar) and south-western Arabia.

The wingspan is about 42 mm.

The larvae feed on Ehrharta, Triticum, Saccharum and Zea species.

References

  1. ^ Borbo, Site of Markku Savela