Parnara monasi
Parnara monasi | |
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Parnara monasi figure 9 | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Parnara |
Species: | P. monasi |
Binomial name | |
Parnara monasi (Trimen, 1889)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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The Water Watchman or Water Skipper (Parnara monasi) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa (Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal) and Swaziland.[2] The habitat consists of marshes, grassy river-banks and riverine forests in savanna settings.
The wingspan is 30–33 mm for males. Adults are on wing year round but are most common from January to May.
The larvae feed on Saccharum species, Andropogon canaliculatus and Imperata cylindrica.
References
- ↑ Parnara, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae
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