Gretna carmen
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| Family: | Hesperiidae
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| Species: | G. carmen
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| Gretna carmen Evans, 1937[1]
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Gretna carmen, the violet crepuscular skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.[2]
The larvae feed on , Phoenix, Borassus and Cocus species.
Subspecies[]
- Gretna carmen carmen (Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania)
- Gretna carmen capra Evans, 1937 (coast of Kenya, Tanzania: coast to the eastern shores of Lake Tanganyika, Zambia)
References[]
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- ^ Gretna at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae
Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1937
- Erionotini
- Erionotini stubs