Teniorhinus herilus

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Teniorhinus herilus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Teniorhinus
Species:
T. herilus
Binomial name
Teniorhinus herilus
(Hopffer, 1855)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pamphila herilus Hopffer, 1855
  • Parosmodes numa Druce, 1901

Teniorhinus herilus, the Herilus orange or Herilus skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found along the coast of Kenya and in southern and eastern Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests and heavy woodland.

Adults are attracted to flowers. They are on wing in March and April.

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