Prosopalpus saga
| Prosopalpus saga | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Prosopalpus |
| Species: | P. saga |
| Binomial name | |
| Prosopalpus saga Evans, 1937[1] | |
Prosopalpus saga, the branded dwarf skipper, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, western Uganda, north-western Tanzania and possibly western Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adults have been recorded feeding on nectar from Lantana flowers.
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