Dotta stellata

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Spangled sylph
Spangled Sylph - Astictopterus stellata mineni, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique (43106203021).jpg
At Gorongosa N. P., Mozambique
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Dotta
Species:
D. stellata
Binomial name
Dotta stellata
(Mabille, 1891) [1]
Synonyms
  • Ceratrichia stellataMabille, 1891
  • Cyclopides mineniTrimen, 1894
  • Astictopterus stellata(Mabille, 1891)

Dotta stellata, the spangled sylph, spotted sylph or spangled skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. [2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are on wing in August and again from January to April in two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Asystasia species.

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