Andronymus evander

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Ochreous dart
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Andronymus
Species:
A. evander
Binomial name
Andronymus evander
(Mabille, 1890)[1]
Synonyms
  • Carystus evander Mabille, 1890
  • Strand, 1918 Pardaleodes kelembaensis

Andronymus evander, the ochreous dart, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are found feeding on flowers at the edge of the forest.

References

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  1. ^ Andronymus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae

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