| Netted sylph | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Willema |
| Species: | W. willemi
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| Binomial name | |
| Willema willemi (
Wallengren, 1857)
[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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List
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Willema willemi, the netted sylph, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from South Africa ( Transvaal), Botswana, and Zimbabwe to Kenya, Uganda, and Somalia. The habitat consists of savanna (especially along streams fringed by trees that provide an almost closed canopy) and densely wooded clumps of bush. [2]
The wingspan is 30–32 mm. Adults are on wing from December to May (with a peak from February to March). There is one extended generation per year. [3]
The larvae feed on Setaria species.
in Hewitson (1874)
References
- ^ Metisella at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Heteropterinae". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
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| Netted sylph | |
|---|---|
|
| |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Willema |
| Species: | W. willemi
|
| Binomial name | |
| Willema willemi (
Wallengren, 1857)
[1]
| |
| Synonyms | |
|
List
| |
Willema willemi, the netted sylph, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from South Africa ( Transvaal), Botswana, and Zimbabwe to Kenya, Uganda, and Somalia. The habitat consists of savanna (especially along streams fringed by trees that provide an almost closed canopy) and densely wooded clumps of bush. [2]
The wingspan is 30–32 mm. Adults are on wing from December to May (with a peak from February to March). There is one extended generation per year. [3]
The larvae feed on Setaria species.
in Hewitson (1874)
References
- ^ Metisella at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Heteropterinae". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
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| This Hesperiidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |