Borbo lugens

Borbo lugens
Borbo lugens figure 13
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Borbo
Species:	B. lugens
Binomial name
Borbo lugens (Hopffer, 1855) [1]
Synonyms
Pamphila lugensHopffer, 1855 Pamphila xylosMabille, 1890 Baoris marangaButler, 1900 Suastus planaSwinhoe, 1915

Borbo lugens, the lesser horned swift or lesser horned skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in eastern Africa and South Africa. The habitat consists of grassy clearings in dense woodland and forests. ^[2]

The wingspan is 30–35 mm for males and 36–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, but are more common from October to May in southern Africa. ^[3]

The larvae feed on Ehrharta erecta , Setaria sulcata , Setaria megaphylla , Panicum (including Panicum deustrum ), Stipa and Pennisetum species.

References

1. Borbo 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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