Prosopalpus debilis

Prosopalpus debilis
Prosopalpus debilis figure 17
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Prosopalpus
Species:
P. debilis
Binomial name
Prosopalpus debilis
(Plötz, 1879)[1]
Synonyms
  • Apaustus debilis Plötz, 1879
  • Cobalus duplex Mabille, 1890

Prosopalpus debilis, the western dwarf skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, western Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Ethiopia, north-western Tanzania and northern Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

References

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  1. ^ Prosopalpus, funet.fi
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae


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