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Gorgyra johnstoni

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Hesperiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Gorgyra

Gorgyra johnstoni

Gorgyra johnstoni, Johnston's ranger or Johnston's skipper, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found along the coast of Kenya and in Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba), Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of forests, riverine forests, forest margins, Brachystegia woodland and woodland.

Adults are attracted to flowers. They are on wing year-round.

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Gorgyra johnstoni Wikipedia