Procampta

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Procampta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Tagiadinae
Genus: Procampta
Holland, 1892
Species:
P. rara
Binomial name
Procampta rara
Holland, 1892 [1]

Procampta is a genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It consists of only one species, Procampta rara, the rare elf, which is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Uganda. [2] The habitat consists of drier forests.

Adults mud-puddle, and males are attracted to bird droppings and have been observed drinking the juices of overripe oranges.

References

  1. Procampta, funet.fi
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2012-11-13.