Tsitana wallacei, or Wallace's sylph, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Africa, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba), the Mwinilunga area of north-western Zambia and the Katavi National Park in western Tanzania.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Tsitana |
Species: | T. wallacei
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Binomial name | |
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Adults are on wing from January to March.[2]
References
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- ^ Tsitana, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Heteropterinae