Borbo chagwa

Borbo chagwa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Borbo
Species:	B. chagwa
Binomial name
	Borbo chagwa; (Evans, 1937)
Synonyms
	Pelopidas chagwaEvans, 1937; Pelopidas kilwaEvans, 1937; Parnara guttanaEvans, 1947;

Last updated July 22, 2025

Borbo chagwa, the Chagwa swift or Chagwa skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults have been recorded on wing in spring and autumn.

References

↑ Borbo at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae. Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Borbo at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[ATBUT-2] Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae. Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine

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