Gorgyra johnstoni
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| Gorgyra johnstoni | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Gorgyra |
| Species: | G. johnstoni |
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| Gorgyra johnstoni (Butler, 1894)[1] | |
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Gorgyra johnstoni, Johnston’s Ranger or Johnston’s Skipper, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found along the coast of Kenya and in Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Shaba), Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of forests, riverine forests, forest margins, Brachystegia woodland and woodland.
Adults are attracted to flowers. They are on wing year round.
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