Gretna cylinda, commonly known as the lesser crepuscular skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Gretna cylinda
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Gretna
Species:
G. cylinda
Binomial name
Gretna cylinda
(Hewitson, 1876)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hesperia cylinda Hewitson, 1876
  • Proteides ruralis Mabille; Holland, 1896

Adults are attracted to flowers, including those of Clerodendron splendens.

The larvae feed on Trachyphrynium braunianum, Thalia welwitschii and Marantochloa cuspidata.

References

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