Gretna balenge

Gretna balenge
Gretna balenge figure 3
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Gretna
Species: G. balenge
Binomial name
Gretna balenge
(Holland, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Proteides balenge Holland, 1891

Gretna balenge, the Giant Crepuscular Skipper, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of all areas where suitable palms grow.

Adults are attracted to various kinds of foul substance.

The larvae feed on Raphia farinifera and Eremospatha species.

Subspecies

References

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