Astictopterus inornatus
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Family: | Hesperiidae
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Species: | A. inornatus
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Astictopterus inornatus, the modest sylph, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in South Africa in Afromontane forests from the East Cape, east along the Drakensberg foothills to the KwaZulu-Natal midlands and the coastal forests and rivers.
The wingspan is 24–29 mm for males and 27–29 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to April (with a peak in January). There are multiple generations per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Imperata cylindrica and Imperata arundinacea.
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- ^ Astictopterus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1864
- Astictopterini
- Butterflies of Africa
- Taxa named by Roland Trimen
- Hesperiinae stubs