Eretis plistonicus
| Eretis plistonicus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Eretis |
| Species: | E. plistonicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Eretis plistonicus (Plötz, 1879)[1] | |
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Eretis plistonicus, the Ghana Elf, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Togo and Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of forest edges and secondary growth.
The larvae feed on Acanthaceae species.
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