| Gorgyra afikpo | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Gorgyra |
| Species: | G. afikpo |
| Binomial name | |
| Gorgyra afikpo Druce, 1909[1] | |
Gorgyra afikpo, the large leaf sitter, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Senegal, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Connarus thonningii and Dichapetalum guineense.
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