TL: Africa, (Karffraria) (3000 m.)
Habitat
- Grassland
- Savanna
31-33 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
AfrikaansGeel hotnot 
EnglishBrown Dusky Dart EnglishCommon Hottentot Skipper
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Poaceae Cynodon Bermuda Grass Poaceae Ehrharta erecta Panic veldtgrass Poaceae Hyparrhenia Thatching grass Poaceae Imperata Satintails Poaceae Leersia hexandra Southern cutgrass Poaceae Oryza sativa Asian rice Poaceae Panicum maximum Guinea grass Poaceae Pennisetum clandestinum Kikuyu grass Poaceae Setaria Foxtail Poaceae Themeda triandra Red grass Poaceae Zea mays Maize
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Gegenes niso Linnaeus, 1764 Papilio niso Linnaeus, 1764 Hesperia letterstedti Wallengren, 1857 Pamphila letterstedti Wallengren, 1857
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Butterfly Database
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 | Extinct |
 | Extinct in the wild |
 | Critically endangered |
 | Endangered |
 | Vulnerable |
 | Near Threatened |
 | Least Concern |
 | Lower Risk |
 | Legally protected |
 | CITES |