Caprona pillaana

Caprona pillaana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Caprona
Species: C. pillaana
Binomial name
Caprona pillaana
Wallengren, 1857[1]
Synonyms
  • Stethotrix heterogyna Mabille, 1889

The Ragged Skipper (Caprona pillaana) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, from Mozambique to eastern Africa, Ethiopia and south-western Arabia.

The wingspan is 30–37 mm for males and 35–44 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with peaks from September to November and from March to May in southern Africa.[2]

The larvae feed on Grewia species (including Grewia flava and Grewia monticola), Dombeya species (including Dombeya rotundifolia and Dombeya burgessiae) and Sterculia quinqueloba).

References

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