Caenides sophia

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Caenides sophia, the scarce costus skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. 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.

Caenides sophia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Caenides
Species:
C. sophia
Binomial name
Caenides sophia
(Evans, 1937)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hypoleucis sophia (Evans, 1937)

Adults are attracted to flowers.

The larvae feed on Sorghum arundinaceum.

References

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