Meza banda, the dark three-spot missile, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon, the Central African Republic and the central part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests and mature secondary growth.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Meza |
| Species: | M. banda
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Adults are attracted to flowers.
References
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- ^ Meza at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae