Leucochitonea levubu - White-cloaked skipper

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Leucochitonea levubu
Leucochitonea levubu

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Chesa forest land.

Species details:

Note:
Distribution: Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Eswatini and South Africa.
Larval food (by plant family):
Larval food (by plant genus):
Larval food (by plant species):
Malvaceae subfamily GrewioideaeGrewia flava (Larval foodplant)
Literature: Henning, G.A., Pringle, E.L.L. & Ball, J.B. (1994), Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa, Struik Winchester, Cape Town, p. 315.
Woodhall, S. (2005), Field guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Struik Publishers, Cape Town, p. 270.
Williams, M,C. (2008), Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region, Hesperiidae subfamily Pyrginae, Online Encyclopaedia p. 122.

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Caprivi: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Leucochitonea levubu .
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=402250, retrieved 9 December 2024

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