Gorgyra sola | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Gorgyra |
Species: | G. sola |
Binomial name | |
Gorgyra sola Evans, 1937 [1] | |
Gorgyra sola, the rare leaf sitter, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2] The habitat consists of forests.
Gorgyra is an Afrotropical genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Larvae feed mainly on Connaraceae, including Rourea. Other recorded larval food plants include Drypetes and Macadamia. Their habitat is generally lowland tropical rain forest and savanna.
Gorgyra aburae, the swollen leaf sitter, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and western Cameroon. The habitat consists of forests.
Gorgyra afikpo, the large leaf sitter, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Senegal, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Uganda and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
Gorgyra aretina, the blotched leaf sitter, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania and north-western Zambia. The habitat consists of forests.
Gorgyra bibulus is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda, central Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. The habitat consists of montane forests.
Gorgyra bina, the Bina leaf sitter, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
Gorgyra bule, or Miller's leaf sitter, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Ghana, western Nigeria, Cameroon and the Central African Republic. The habitat consists of forests.
Gorgyra diva is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of forests, forest margins and heavy woodlands at altitudes up to 1,500 meters.
Gorgyra diversata, the dark leaf sitter, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and western Kenya. The habitat consists of forests.
Gorgyra heterochrus, the white-tufted leaf sitter, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon and the Central African Republic. The habitat consists of forests.
Gorgyra johnstoni, Johnston's ranger or Johnston's skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found along the coast of Kenya and in Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba), Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of forests, riverine forests, forest margins, Brachystegia woodland and woodland.
Gorgyra kalinzu, the Kalinzu leaf sitter, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the central and eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of forests.
Gorgyra minima, the minimal leaf sitter, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, western Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and western Kenya. The habitat consists of forests, including well-developed secondary growth, and Guinea savanna.
Gorgyra mocquerysii, or Mocquery's leaf sitter, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania and northern Zambia. The habitat consists of forests and riparian vegetation.
Gorgyra pali, the pale leaf sitter, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and western Kenya. The habitat consists of forests.
Gorgyra rubescens, the rufous leaf sitter, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Gorgyra sara, the common leaf sitter, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Mbini), the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of forests.
Gorgyra subfacatus, the ochreous leaf sitter, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana and western Nigeria. The habitat consists of forests.
Gorgyra vosseleri is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Tanzania. The habitat consists of submontane forests at altitudes between 900 and 1,200 meters.
Gorgyra subflavidus is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found along the coasts of Kenya and Tanzania and in Mozambique. The habitat consists of forests.