Caprona adelica

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Caprona adelica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Species:
C. adelica
Binomial name
Caprona adelica
Karsch, 1892[1]
Synonyms
  • Caprona adelica var. kordofani Bethune-Baker, 1916

Caprona adelica, the western ragged skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Senegal, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ghana, Togo, northern Nigeria, north-western Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba), Malawi and possibly southern Sudan, Ethiopia and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of Guinea savanna.

Adults feed from the flowers of Tridax species.

The larvae possibly feed on Grewia species

References[]


Retrieved from ""