Gegenes pumilio | (Hoffmannsegg, 1804) |
TL: Africa
Habitat
- Rocky ravines
- Savanna
- Sunny mountainsides
Similar species
26 - 28 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name Català
Sageta petita English
Pigmy Skipper Español
Veloz Menor Français
Hespérie du Barbon Hrvatski
Opskurni debeloglavac Nederlands
Klein kustdikkopje Polski
Karłątek pumilio Shqip
Pumilia Türkçe
Cüce Zýpzýp Ελληνικά
Μεσογειακή εσπερίδα ייִדיש
הספרית שחורה
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Poaceae Cynodon Bermuda Grass Poaceae Ehrharta Veldtgrass Poaceae Gramineae Grass Poaceae Pennisetum clandestinum Kikuyu grass
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- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Papilio pygmaeus Cyrillo, 1787 Papilio pumilio Hoffmannsegg, 1804 Hesperia aetna Boisduval, 1828 Philoodus lefebvrei Rambur, 1840
- 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 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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