Gretna waga

Gretna waga, the common crepuscular skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests and open areas in the forest zone.

Gretna waga
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G. waga
Binomial name
Gretna waga
(Plötz, 1886)[1]
Synonyms
  • Telesto waga Plötz, 1886
  • Hesperia ilerda Möschler, 1887

Adults have been recorded feeding on the nectar of asclepiad flowers.

The larvae feed on Elaeis guineense.

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