''Kedestes brunneostriga'' is a
butterfly 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 the
Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...
,
Angola, the
Democratic Republic of the Congo (
Shaba),
Uganda,
Kenya,
Tanzania,
Malawi and
Zambia (from the north-western part of the country to the
Copperbelt).
[Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae]
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The larvae feed on '' Setaria'' species.
References
Butterflies described in 1884
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Butterflies of Africa
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