Hypoleucis tripunctata

Hypoleucis tripunctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Hypoleucis
Species: H. tripunctata
Binomial name
Hypoleucis tripunctata
Mabille, 1891[1]
Synonyms
  • Hypoleucis titanota Karsch, 1893

Hypoleucis tripunctata, the Unmarked Costus Skipper, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are attracted to flowers.

The larvae feed on Aframomum latifolium and Aframomum sceptrum.

Subspecies

References

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