Leucochitonea levubu
| Leucochitonea levubu | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Leucochitonea |
| Species: | L. levubu |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucochitonea levubu Wallengren, 1857[1] | |
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The White-cloaked Skipper (Leucochitonea levubu) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Botswana to the former Transvaal and to Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of Dry savanna.[2]
The wingspan is 30–40 mm for males and 35–45 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to April (with a peak from January to February). There is one extended generation per year.[3]
The larvae feed on Grewia flava.
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- ↑ Leucochitonea, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.