Borbo fatuellus

Borbo fatuellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Borbo
Species: B. fatuellus
Binomial name
Borbo fatuellus
(Hopffer, 1855)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pamphila fatuellus Hopffer, 1855
  • Pamphila cinerea Holland, 1892
  • Hesperia caffraria Plötz, 1883
  • Pamphila dolens Mabille, 1898
  • Baoris fatuellus thomea Evans, 1937

The Long Horned Swift, Long Horned Skipper or Foolish Swift (Borbo fatuellus) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in tropical Africa and south-western Arabia. The habitat consists of wet forests, moist woodland and coastal bush.

The wingspan is 33–42 mm for males and 40–43 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, but are more common from October to May in southern Africa.[2]

The larvae feed on Ehrharta erecta, Setaria sulcata, Setaria megaphylla, Imperata cylindrica, Pennisetum, Panicum and Digitaria species.

Subspecies

References

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  1. Borbo, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.


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