Parosmodes morantii

Parosmodes morantii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Parosmodes
Species: P. morantii
Binomial name
Parosmodes morantii
(Trimen, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pamphila morantii Trimen, 1873
  • Pamphila ranoha Westwood, 1881
  • Pamphila icteritia Mabille, 1891

Morant's Skipper or Morant's Orange (Parosmodes morantii) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe and from western Kenya to Ghana.

The wingspan is 28–31 mm for males and 33-35 for females. Adults are on wing from July to early October and from December to May in a stronger summer brood (with a peak from February to March). There are two generations per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Combretum species (including Combretum queinzii and Combretum molle), Bridelia species (including Bridelia micrantha), Quisqualis, Terminalia and Syzygium cordatum.

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References

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  1. Parosmodes, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.