Tsitana wallacei
Tsitana wallacei, or Wallace's sylph, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Africa, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba), the Mwinilunga area of north-western Zambia and the Katavi National Park in western Tanzania.
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Tsitana |
| Species: | T. wallacei |
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Adults are on wing from January to March.[2]
References
- Tsitana, Site of Markku Savela
- Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Heteropterinae
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