Gorgyra vosseleri

Gorgyra vosseleri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Gorgyra
Species: G. vosseleri
Binomial name
Gorgyra vosseleri
Grünberg, 1907[1]
Synonyms
  • Gorgyra subfacatus vosseleri Grünberg, 1907

Gorgyra vosseleri is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Tanzania (from the north-east to the Usambara Mountains).[2] The habitat consists of submontane forests at altitudes between 900 and 1,200 meters.

Adult males are attracted to wet sand.

References

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