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Acada biseriata

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Family
  
Hesperiidae

Scientific name
  
Acada biseriata

Phylum
  
Order
  
Genus
  
Acada

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Leucochitonea levubu, Fresna nyassae, Ampittia capenas, Physcaeneura panda, Crudaria leroma

Acada biseriata, the axehead skipper or axehead orange, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Zimbabwe, from Mozambique to Kenya and in Zaire. It was recently discovered in the eastern part of the Soutpansberg in the Limpopo Province of South Africa.

The wingspan is 25–30 mm for males and 25-35 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round (with a peak in late summer and autumn in Zimbabwe and Mozambique). In South Africa it has only been found in December.

The larvae feed on Brachystegia species, including Brachystegia spiciformis.

References

Acada biseriata Wikipedia


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