Borbo chagwa

Borbo chagwa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Borbo
Species: B. chagwa
Binomial name
Borbo chagwa
(Evans, 1937)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pelopidas chagwa Evans, 1937
  • Pelopidas kilwa Evans, 1937
  • Parnara guttana Evans, 1947

Borbo chagwa, the Chagwa swift or Chagwa skipper, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults have been recorded on wing in spring and autumn.

References

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  1. Borbo at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae


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