Andronymus caesar

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Andronymus caesar
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Andronymus
Species:
A. caesar
Binomial name
Andronymus caesar
(Fabricius, 1793) [1]
Synonyms
  • Hesperia caesarFabricius, 1793
  • Pamphila philanderHopffer, 1855
  • Andronymus hero philander
  • Apaustus leanderPlötz, 1879
  • Andronymus antoniusLindsey and Miller, 1965

Andronymus caesar, the white dart or common dart, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in tropical Africa. The habitat consists of forests, moist savannah and riverine bush, from sea level to altitudes of 1,500 metres. [2]

The wingspan is 38–44 mm. Adults are on wing year-round, but mainly from November to April in South Africa. [3]

The larvae feed on Macrolobium , Blighia (including Blighia unijugata ), Deinbollia and Phialodiscus species.

Subspecies

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References

  1. ↑ Andronymus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae
  3. ↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.


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