Acada biseriata

Acada biseriata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Acada
Species: A. biseriata
Binomial name
Acada biseriata
(Mabille, 1893)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pamphila biseriata Mabille, 1893
  • Acada biseriatus
  • Pamphila zimbazo Trimen, 1894
  • Parosmodes icteria f. icteriana Strand, 1921

The Axehead Skipper or Axehead Orange (Acada biseriata) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Zimbabwe, from Mozambique to Kenya and in Zaire. It was recently discovered in the eastern part of the Soutpansberg in the Limpopo Province in South Africa.

The wingspan is 25–30 mm for males and 25-35 for females. Adults are on wing year round (with a peak in late summer and autumn in Zimbabwe and Mozambique). In South Africa it has only been found in December.[2]

The larvae feed on Brachystegia species, including Brachystegia spiciformis.

References

  1. ↑ Acada, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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