Parosmodes morantii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Parosmodes |
Species: | P. morantii |
Binomial name | |
Parosmodes morantii | |
Synonyms | |
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Parosmodes morantii, the Morant's skipper or Morant's orange, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Eswatini, Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe and from western Kenya to Ghana.
The wingspan is 28–31 mm for males and 33–35 mm for females. Adults are on wing from July to early October and from December to May in a stronger summer brood (with a peak from February to March). There are two generations per year. [2]
The larvae feed on Combretum species (including Combretum queinzii and Combretum molle ), Bridelia species (including Bridelia micrantha ), Quisqualis , Terminalia and Syzygium cordatum .
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