Common Costus Skipper

Hypoleucis ophiusa

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae

Hypoleucis ophiusa, the common costus skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of forests.

Distribution

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Common Costus Skipper

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