Andronymus caesar: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Hesperiidae
Genus
Andronymus
Species
Andronymus caesar
Scientific Name
Andronymus caesar

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Andronymus caesar

Andronymus caesar, the white dart or common dart, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in tropical Africa. The habitat consists of forests, moist savannah and riverine bush, from sea level to altitudes of 1,500 metres.

The wingspan is 38–44 mm. Adults are on wing year-round, but mainly from November to April in South Africa.

The larvae feed on Macrolobium, Blighia (including Blighia unijugata), Deinbollia and Phialodiscus species.

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Andronymus caesar in languages:

English
White Dart
English
Common Dart

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