TL: Africa (2000 m.)
Habitat
- Rocky ravines
- Savanna
- Sunny mountainsides
Similar species
26-34 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
AfrikaansSwart Hotnot 
CatalàSageta petita 
EnglishAfrican Dark Dodger EnglishPigmy Skipper 
EspañolVeloz Menor 
FrançaisHespérie du Barbon 
HrvatskiOpskurni debeloglavac 
ItalianoPumilo 
NederlandsKlein kustdikkopje 
PolskiKarłątek pumilio 
ShqipPumilia 
TürkçeCüce Zýpzýp 
ΕλληνικάΜεσογειακή εσπερίδα 
中文吉弄蝶 
ייִדישהספרית שחורה 
العربيةنطاطة قزمة
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Poaceae Cynodon Bermuda Grass Poaceae Ehrharta erecta Panic veldtgrass Poaceae Hyparrhenia hirta Common thatching grass Poaceae Pennisetum clandestinum Kikuyu grass
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Papilio pumilio Hoffmannsegg, 1804 Gegenes aetna Boisduval, 1828 Philoodus lefebvrei Rambur, 1840 Pamphila occulta Trimen, 1891 Parnara ursula Holland, 1896
- Subspecies
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Species Author Gegenes (G.) pumilio gambica (Mabille, 1878) Gegenes (G.) pumilio monochroa (Rebel, 1907) Gegenes (G.) pumilio pumilio (Hoffmannsegg, 1804)
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Butterfly Database Butterflies of India Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy euroButterflies Matt Rowling 
Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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