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Leucochitonea levubu (White-cloaked Skipper)

Synonyms: Abantis defecta; Sapaea lactea

Wikipedia Abstract

Leucochitonea levubu, the white-cloaked skipper, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Botswana to the former Transvaal and to Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of dry savanna. The wingspan is 30–40 mm for males and 35–45 mm for females. Adults are on the wing from November to April (with a peak from January to February). There is one extended generation per year. The larvae feed on Grewia flava.
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Prey / Diet

Grewia flava (Velvet Raisin)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0