Melphina unistriga

Melphina unistriga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Melphina
Species: M. unistriga
Binomial name
Melphina unistriga
(Holland, 1893)[1]
Synonyms
  • Parnara unistriga Holland, 1893

Melphina unistriga, the Common Forest Swift, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests with a closed canopy.

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