Gorgyra johnstoni
Gorgyra johnstoni | |
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Gorgyra johnstoni figure 6 | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Gorgyra |
Species: | G. johnstoni |
Binomial name | |
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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