TL: [Reunion]: “Bourbon”; [Mauritius]: “Maurice” (2600 m.)
Habitat
- Rocky slopes
- Savanna
Similar species
42-44 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
AfrikaansGroen ratsvlieër 
CatalàSageta gran 
EnglishBorbo Skipper EnglishOlive-haired Swift EnglishZeller's Skipper 
EspañolVeloz fenestrada 
FrançaisHespérie de l'Île-Bourbon 
NederlandsBorbodikkopje 
PolskiKarłątek Zellera 
ייִדישהספרית החולה
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Poaceae Cenchrus Buffelgrasses Poaceae Ehrharta erecta Panic veldtgrass Poaceae Leersia hexandra Southern cutgrass Poaceae Oryza sativa Asian rice Poaceae Panicum Panicgrass Poaceae Panicum maximum Guinea grass Poaceae Panicum repens Torpedo grass Poaceae Polypogon viridis Beardless rabbitsfoot grass Poaceae Saccharum officinarum Sugarcane Poaceae Sorghum Poaceae Sorghum halepense Johnson grass Poaceae Stenotaphrum dimidiatum Poaceae Zea mays Maize
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Hesperia borbonica Boisduval, 1833 Pamphila borbonica Boisduval, 1833 Pelopidas borbonica Boisduval, 1833 Hesperia zelleri Lederer, 1855
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Butterfly Database 
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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