Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Hypoleucis | |
Hypoleucis sophia, the scarce costus skipper, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The habitat consists of wetter forests.
Adults are attracted to flowers.
The larvae feed on Sorghum arundinaceum.
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