| Zophopetes dysmephila | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Zophopetes |
| Species: | Z. dysmephila |
| Binomial name | |
| Zophopetes dysmephila (Trimen, 1868)[1] |
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The Palm-tree Night-fighter (Moltena fiara) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Mozambique, from Port Elizabeth to KwaZulu-Natal and Transvaal and in Kenya.
The wingspan is 40–49 mm for males and 45–52 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round with a peak from November to May in southern Africa[2].
The larvae feed on Chrysalidocarpus lutescens, Phoenix reclinata, Phoenix dactylifera, Phoenix canariensis, Raphia, Borassus and Cocos species.