Loxolexis hollandi

Loxolexis hollandi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Loxolexis
Species: L. hollandi
Binomial name
Loxolexis hollandi
(Druce, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Ortholexis hollandi Druce, 1909
  • Katreus dimidia f. karschi Evans, 1937
  • Katreus hollandi[1]

Loxolexis hollandi, Holland’s Scarce Sprite, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of wetter forests.

The larvae feed on Strophanthus sarmentosus.

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