''Xanthonymus astrape'', the false pathfinder 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, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae
/ref> The habitat consists of the edges of forests and forest clearings. Adults of both sexes are attracted to flowers. The larvae feed on '' Trachyphrynium braunianum''.

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Hesperiinae Butterflies of Africa Butterflies described in 1892 {{Hesperiinae-stub