Zophopetes quaternata

Zophopetes quaternata, the western palm nightfighter, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Ivory Coast and Ghana.[2]

Zophopetes quaternata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Zophopetes
Species:
Z. quaternata
Binomial name
Zophopetes quaternata
(Mabille, 1876)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pamphila quaternata Mabille, 1876

The larvae feed on Phoenix reclinata.

References
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  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae


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