Chondrolepis niveicornis

Chondrolepis niveicornis, the snow-horned nightfighter or common snow-horned skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of damp and marshy areas, stream banks and tall grass at the edges of submontane forests.

Chondrolepis niveicornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Chondrolepis
Species:	C. niveicornis
Binomial name
Chondrolepis niveicornis (Plötz, 1883)[1]
Synonyms
Hesperia niveicornis Plötz, 1883 Pamphila murga Mabille, 1890 Pamphila chirala Trimen, 1894 Perichares albicornis Butler, 1896 Kedestes mirandus Butler, 1902

Adults are attracted to flowers. They are on wing in September and from January to May.

The larvae feed on Panicum deustum and Imperata cylindrica.

Subspecies

• Chondrolepis niveicornis niveicornis (Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe)
• Chondrolepis niveicornis pseudonero Berger, 1984 (Ethiopia)

References

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