Hypoleucis sophia

Hypoleucis sophia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Hypoleucis
Species: H. sophia
Binomial name
Hypoleucis sophia
Evans, 1937[1]

Hypoleucis sophia, the scarce costus skipper, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. 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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