Gegenes niso

Gegenes niso
Gegenes niso
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Gegenes
Species: G. niso
Binomial name
Gegenes niso
(Linnaeus, 1764)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio niso Linnaeus, 1764

The Common Hottentot Skipper (Gegenes niso) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Africa.

The wingspan is 29–33 mm for males and 29–35 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round in warmer areas (with a peak from October to March) and from October to March in cooler areas[2].

The larvae feed on Ehrharta species (including Ehrharta erecta), Pennisetum clandestinum, Zea and Cynodon species.

Subspecies

  • Gegenes niso niso
  • Gegenes niso brevicornis (Plötz, 1884) -Plain Hottentot

References

  1. ^ Gegenes, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.


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