Hypoleucis dacena

Hypoleucis dacena, the white-fringed recluse, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Hypoleucis dacena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Hypoleucis
Species:
H. dacena
Binomial name
Hypoleucis dacena
(Hewitson, 1876)[1]
Synonyms
List
  • Hesperia dacena Hewitson, 1876
  • Hesperia corduba Hewitson, 1876
  • Proteides leucopogon Mabille, 1891
  • Proteides masiva Mabille and Vuillot, 1891
  • Caenides dacena (Hewitson, 1876)

Adults are attracted to the flowers of Costus species.

The larvae feed on Costus afer.

References
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  1. Caenides at funet.fi
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae


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