''Gretna cylinda'', commonly known as the lesser crepuscular skipper, is a species of
butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
in the family
Hesperiidae
Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...
. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda and north-western Tanzania.Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae /ref> The habitat consists of forests.
Adults are attracted to flowers, including those of '' Clerodendron splendens''.
The larvae feed on '' Trachyphrynium braunianum'', '' Thalia welwitschii'' and ''