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Xanthonymus xanthioides

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Xanthonymus xanthioides
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Xanthonymus
Species:
X. xanthioides
Binomial name
Xanthonymus xanthioides
(Holland, 1892)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pardaleodes xanthioides Holland, 1892
  • Paronymus xanthioides (Holland, 1892)

Xanthonymus xanthioides, the littler largest dart, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

References

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  1. ^ Paronymus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-10-26.