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Ortholexis melichroptera Karsch, 1895

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Sáfián, Sz., Siklósi, A. (2025). Ortholexis melichroptera Karsch, 1895 - https://abdb-africa.org/species/Ortholexis_melichroptera

Taxonomy

Family
Hesperiidae
Subfamily
Pyrginae
Tribus
Celaenorrhinini

Type locality

Distribution

Cameroon; Gabon; Ghana; Nigeria;

Occurrence

Biogeographical class
Ecological class
Conservation status

Description

Biology & habits

Host plants

      Synonyms

        =Ortholexis dimidia (Holland, 1896), =Loxolexis dimidia (Holland, 1896), =Acallopistes dimidia Holland, 1896

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      Specific references

      Zhang, J., Cong, Q., Shen, J., Brockmann, E. & Grishin, N.V. (2019): Three new subfamilies of skipper butterflies (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae) Zookeys 861:91–105.    http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.861.34686

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