Hypoleucis sophia
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| Family: | Hesperiidae
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| Species: | H. sophia
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| Hypoleucis sophia Evans, 1937[1]
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Hypoleucis sophia, the scarce costus skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of wetter forests.
Adults are attracted to flowers.
The larvae feed on Sorghum arundinaceum.
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- ^ Hypoleucis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae
Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1937
- Erionotini
- Erionotini stubs