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Caprona cassualalla

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Hesperiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Caprona

Caprona cassualalla, the Kavango skipper, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Angola and northern Namibia. The habitat consists of very dry savanna.

Adults feed from the flowers of trees in spring. They are on wing from September to June. There are seasonal forms.

The larvae feed on Grewia species

References

Caprona cassualalla Wikipedia