Melphina statira
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Melphina
Species:
M. statira
Binomial name
Melphina statira
(Mabille, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pamphila statira Mabille, 1891
  • Parnara argyrodes Holland, 1894

Melphina statira, the white-spotted forest swift, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Gabon.[2] The habitat consists of forests, including mature secondary forests.

References

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  1. ↑ Melphina at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae


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