Rhabdomantis galatia

Rhabdomantis galatia, the branded large fox, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Rhabdomantis galatia
Kakum National Park, Ghana
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R. galatia
Binomial name
Rhabdomantis galatia
(Hewitson, 1868)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hesperia galatia Hewitson, 1868
  • Pamphila rhabdophorus Mabille, 1890

The larvae feed on Trachyphrynium braunianum.

References

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


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