Borbo gemella

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Borbo gemella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Borbo
Species:
B. gemella
Binomial name
Borbo gemella
(Mabille, 1884) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pamphila gemellaMabille, 1884

Borbo gemella, the twin swift, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Africa (including Madagascar) and south-western Arabia. The habitat consists of frost-free savanna and forests.

The wingspan is about 42 mm. Adults are attracted to flowers and males mud-puddle. They are on wing year round, with a peak in March and April.

The larvae feed on Ehrharta , Triticum , Saccharum and Zea species.

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<i>Borbo holtzii</i> Species of butterfly

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Borbo binga, the dark forest swift, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in The Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its habitat consists of forests.

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References

  1. Borbo, Site of Markku Savela