Gretna cylinda

Description

Gretna cylinda, the lesser crepuscular skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests. Adults are attracted to flowers, including those of Clerodendron splendens. The larvae feed on Trachyphrynium braunianum, Thalia welwitschii and Marantochloa cuspidate.