Noble nightfighter | |
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Z. nobilior, female | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Zophopetes |
Species: | Z. nobilior
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Binomial name | |
Zophopetes nobilior | |
Synonyms | |
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Zophopetes nobilior, commonly known as the noble nightfighter, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Gabon, the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. [2] In Kenya the introduced coconut has been recorded as food plant. [3] Like other species in its genus, the imago has crepuscular habits. It is known to feed from flowers at dawn. [3]
Noble nightfighter | |
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Z. nobilior, female | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Zophopetes |
Species: | Z. nobilior
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Binomial name | |
Zophopetes nobilior | |
Synonyms | |
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Zophopetes nobilior, commonly known as the noble nightfighter, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Gabon, the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. [2] In Kenya the introduced coconut has been recorded as food plant. [3] Like other species in its genus, the imago has crepuscular habits. It is known to feed from flowers at dawn. [3]