Teniorhinus herilus
| Teniorhinus herilus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Teniorhinus |
| Species: | T. herilus |
| Binomial name | |
| Teniorhinus herilus (Hopffer, 1855)[1] | |
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Teniorhinus herilus, the Herilus Orange or Herilus Skipper, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found along the coast of Kenya and in southern and eastern Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests and heavy woodland.
Adults are attracted to flowers. They are on wing in March and April.
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