Rhabdomantis galatia

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Rhabdomantis galatia
Rhabdomantis galatia figure 8 female, figure 9 male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Rhabdomantis
Species: R. galatia
Binomial name
Rhabdomantis galatia
(Hewitson, 1868)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hesperia galatia Hewitson, 1868
  • Pamphila rhabdophorus Mabille, 1890

Rhabdomantis galatia, the Branded Large Fox, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and western Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Trachyphyrinium braunianum.

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