Loxolexis hollandi

Loxolexis hollandi, or Holland's scarce sprite, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1909. It is found in Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of wetter forests.

Loxolexis hollandi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Loxolexis
Species:
L. hollandi
Binomial name
Loxolexis hollandi
(H. H. Druce, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Ortholexis hollandi H. H. Druce, 1909
  • Katreus dimidia f. karschi Evans, 1937
  • Katreus hollandi[1]

The larvae feed on Strophanthus sarmentosus.

References
  1. Savela, Markku (November 28, 2015). "Katreus hollandi (Druce, 1909)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Pyrginae


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