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Artitropa usambarae

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Artitropa usambarae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Artitropa
Species:
A. usambarae
Binomial name
Artitropa usambarae
Congdon, Kielland, & Collins, 1998[1]

Artitropa usambarae is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in north-eastern Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Dracaena species.

References

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  1. ^ Artitropa at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae