Osmodes adonia

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Osmodes adonia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Osmodes
Species:
O. adonia
Binomial name
Osmodes adonia
Evans, 1937 [1]
Synonyms
  • Osmodes adon adoniaEvans, 1937

Osmodes adonia, the Adonia white-spots, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda and north-western Tanzania. [2] The habitat consists of forests.

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References

  1. Osmodes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae