Leucochitonea levubu

White-cloaked skipper
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Leucochitonea
Species: L. levubu
Binomial name
Leucochitonea levubu
Wallengren, 1857[1]
Synonyms
  • Sapaea lactea Plötz, 1885
  • Abantis levebu f. defecta Aurivillius, 1925

Leucochitonea levubu, the white-cloaked skipper, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Botswana to the former Transvaal and to Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of dry savanna.[2]

The wingspan is 30–40 mm for males and 35–45 mm for females. Adults are on the wing from November to April (with a peak from January to February). There is one extended generation per year.[3]

The larvae feed on Grewia flava.

References

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  1. Leucochitonea, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae
  3. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.


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