Pardaleodes fan, the Ankole skipper, is a species of skipper in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania and Zambia.[1] The habitat consists of forests and thick vegetation bordering streams. Some cultures use this insect in the cheese-making process.

Pardaleodes fan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Pardaleodes
Species:
P. fan
Binomial name
Pardaleodes fan
(Holland, 1894)
Synonyms
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  • Osmodes fan Holland, 1894
  • Pardaleodes kamagamba Bethune-Baker, 1906
  • Pardaleodes scalaris Grünberg, 1910
  • Ankola fan (Holland, 1894)

The larvae feed on climbing grasses of the family Poaceae.

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