Gorgyra johnstoni

Gorgyra johnstoni
Gorgyra johnstoni figure 6
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Gorgyra
Species:	G. johnstoni
Binomial name
Gorgyra johnstoni (Butler, 1894)[1]
Synonyms
Aeromachus johnstoni Butler, 1894

Gorgyra johnstoni, Johnston's ranger or Johnston's skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found along the coast of Kenya and in Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba), Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe.^[2] The habitat consists of forests, riverine forests, forest margins, Brachystegia woodland and woodland.

Adults are attracted to flowers. They are on wing year-round.

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