Xanthodisca astrape
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Xanthodisca |
| Species: | X. astrape |
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| Xanthodisca astrape (Holland, 1892)[1] | |
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Xanthodisca astrape, the False Pathfinder Skipper, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of the edges of forests and forest clearings.
Adults of both sexes are attracted to flowers.
The larvae feed on Trachyphrynium braunianum.
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