Fresna carlo, commonly known as Evans' Acraea skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda and possibly Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Fresna carlo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Fresna
Species:
F. carlo
Binomial name
Fresna carlo
Evans, 1937[1]

Adult males are attracted to bird droppings.

References

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  1. ^ Fresna at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae