Procampta

Procampta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Procampta
Holland, 1892
Species: P. rara
Binomial name
Procampta rara
Holland, 1892[1]

Procampta is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It consists of only one species, Procampta rara, the Rare Elf, which is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of drier forests.

Adults mud-puddle and males are attracted to bird-droppings and have been observed drinking the juices of over-ripe oranges.

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