Zophopetes nobilior

Noble nightfighter
	Z. nobilior, female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Zophopetes
Species:	Z. nobilior
Binomial name
	Zophopetes nobilior; (Holland, 1896)[1]
Synonyms
	Ploetzia nobilior Holland, 1896;

Zophopetes nobilior, commonly known as the noble nightfighter, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Gabon, the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.[2] In Kenya the introduced coconut has been recorded as food plant.[3] Like other species in its genus, the imago has crepuscular habits. It is known to feed from flowers at dawn.[3]

References

Zophopetes at funet.fi
Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae
Williams, Mark C. (2015). Afrotropical Butterflies, 14th edition: Genus Zophopetes Mabille, 1904 – *Zophopetes nobilior (Holland, 1896) (PDF). metamorphosis.org.za. p. 7. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

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[1] Zophopetes at funet.fi

[ATBUT-2] Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae

[mcw1-3] Williams, Mark C. (2015). Afrotropical Butterflies, 14th edition: Genus Zophopetes Mabille, 1904 – *Zophopetes nobilior (Holland, 1896) (PDF). metamorphosis.org.za. p. 7. Retrieved 19 October 2021.