Parosmodes lentiginosa

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Parosmodes lentiginosa
Parosmodes lentiginosa figure 22
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Parosmodes
Species:
P. lentiginosa
Binomial name
Parosmodes lentiginosa
(Holland, 1896)[1]
Synonyms
  • Kedestes lentiginosa Holland, 1896

Parosmodes lentiginosa, the rare Morant skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, Angola, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests and forest/savanna mosaic.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Parosmodes at funet.fi
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae". Archived from the original on 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2012-10-23.