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Teniorhinus herilus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Hesperiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Teniorhinus

Teniorhinus herilus, the Herilus orange or Herilus skipper, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found along the coast of Kenya and in southern and eastern Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of lowland forests and heavy woodland.

Adults are attracted to flowers. They are on wing in March and April.

References

Teniorhinus herilus Wikipedia