Palm-tree Nightfighter

Zophopetes dysmephila

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae

Zophopetes dysmephila, the palm-tree nightfighter, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Mozambique, in South Africa from Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape to KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga, and in Kenya. Their habitat consists of moist savanna and forests.

Distribution

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Sources and credits

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Palm-tree Nightfighter

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