Osmodes distincta

Osmodes distincta
Osmodes distincta figure 16
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Osmodes
Species: O. distincta
Binomial name
Osmodes distincta
Holland, 1896[1]

Osmodes distincta, the Distinct White-spots, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of wetter forests.

The larvae feed on Marantochloa species.

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