Borbo gemella
Borbo gemella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Borbo |
Species: | B. gemella
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Binomial name | |
Borbo gemella | |
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Borbo gemella, the twin swift, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Africa (including Madagascar) and south-western Arabia. The habitat consists of frost-free savanna and forests.
The wingspan is about 42 mm. Adults are attracted to flowers and males mud-puddle. They are on wing year round, with a peak in March and April.
The larvae feed on Ehrharta, Triticum, Saccharum and Zea species.
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Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1884
- Hesperiinae
- Butterflies of Africa
- Taxa named by Paul Mabille
- Hesperiinae stubs