Astictopterus anomoeus
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Astictopterus |
| Species: | A. anomoeus |
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| Astictopterus anomoeus (Plötz, 1879)[1] | |
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Astictopterus anomoeus, the Yellow Hopper, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Togo.[2] The habitat consists of wetter forests, with a broken canopy, allowing the development of grassy areas.
Adults of both sexes are attracted to flowers.
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