Gorgyra rubescens

Gorgyra rubescens
Gorgyra rubescens figure 17 male, figure 18 female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Gorgyra
Species:	G. rubescens
Binomial name
Gorgyra rubescens Holland, 1896[1]
Synonyms
Gorgyra tessmanni Strand, 1913

Gorgyra rubescens, the rufous leaf sitter, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

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