Zophopetes cerymica

Zophopetes cerymica, the common palm nightfighter, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and north-western Zambia.[2] It is found in various habitats, as long as palms are present.

Common palm nightfighter
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Zophopetes
Species:
Z. cerymica
Binomial name
Zophopetes cerymica
(Hewitson, 1867)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hesperia cerymica Hewitson, 1867
  • Hesperia weiglei Plötz, 1886

Adults have been recorded feeding from red flowers of a root parasite.

The larvae feed on Elaeis guineensis, Cocos nucifera, Raphia, Borassus and Phoenix species.

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


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