Gretna balenge

Gretna balenge, the giant crepuscular skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of all areas where suitable palms grow.

Gretna balenge
Gretna balenge figure 3
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G. balenge
Binomial name
Gretna balenge
(Holland, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Proteides balenge Holland, 1891

Adults are attracted to various kinds of foul substances.

The larvae feed on Raphia farinifera and Eremospatha species.

Subspecies

  • Gretna balenge balenge (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda, north-western Tanzania, northern Zambia)
  • Gretna balenge zowa Lindsey & Miller, 1965 (Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo)

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