- Source: Pardaleodes tibullus
Pardaleodes tibullus, the large pathfinder skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda and Kenya. The habitat consists of open areas in forests.
Adults are attracted to flowers, particularly those of the families Acanthaceae and Lamiaceae.
The larvae feed on Pennisetum species.
Subspecies
Pardaleodes tibullus tibullus (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan)
Pardaleodes tibullus torensis Bethune-Baker, 1906 (Uganda, western Kenya)
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Pardaleodes tibullus
- Pardaleodes
- List of butterflies of the Republic of the Congo
- List of butterflies of Ghana
- List of butterflies of Sierra Leone
- List of butterflies of Uganda
- List of butterflies of Togo
- List of butterflies of Gabon
- List of butterflies of Nigeria
- List of butterflies of the Central African Republic
