Parosmodes morantii


Parosmodes morantii, the Morant's skipper or Morant's orange, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe and from western Kenya to Ghana.
The wingspan is 28–31 mm for males and 33–35 mm for females. Adults are on wing from July to early October and from December to May in a stronger summer brood. There are two generations per year.
The larvae feed on Combretum species, Bridelia species, Quisqualis, Terminalia and Syzygium cordatum.

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