Johnston’s Leaf Sitter

Gorgyra johnstoni

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae

Gorgyra johnstoni, Johnston's ranger or Johnston's skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found along the coast of Kenya and in Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba), Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of forests, riverine forests, forest margins, Brachystegia woodland and woodland.

Distribution

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Sources and credits

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Johnston’s Leaf Sitter

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