''Procampta'' is a genus of butterflies 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 consists of only one species, ''Procampta rara'', the rare elf, which is found in
Sierra Leone,
Liberia
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,
Ivory Coast
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,
Ghana,
Togo,
Nigeria,
Cameroon,
Gabon, the
Republic of the Congo
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, the
Central African Republic, the
Democratic Republic of the Congo and
Uganda.
The habitat consists of drier forests.
Adults
mud-puddle and males are attracted to bird droppings and have been observed drinking the juices of over-ripe
oranges.
References
External links
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus databaseSeitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 76
Tagiadini
Monotypic butterfly genera
Hesperiidae genera
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