Gorgyra vosseleri

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Gorgyra vosseleri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Gorgyra
Species:
G. vosseleri
Binomial name
Gorgyra vosseleri
Grünberg, 1907 [1]
Synonyms
  • Gorgyra subfacatus vosseleriGrünberg, 1907

Gorgyra vosseleri is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Tanzania (from the north-east to the Usambara Mountains). [2] The habitat consists of submontane forests at altitudes between 900 and 1,200 meters.

Adult males are attracted to wet sand.

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