Osmodes laronia

Osmodes laronia
Osmodes laronia figures 1, 2
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Osmodes
Species: O. laronia
Binomial name
Osmodes laronia
(Hewitson, 1868)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hesperia laronia Hewitson, 1868
  • Plastingia bicuta Mabille; Holland, 1896

Osmodes laronia, the Large White-spots, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and western Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults of both sexes are attracted to flowers.

The larvae feed on Marantochloa cuspidata, Thalia welwitschii and Thaumatococcus danielli.

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