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Meza mabea

(Meza mabea)

Description

Meza mabea, the dark brown missile, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and western Tanzania. The habitat consists of drier forests. The larvae feed on Dalbergia heudelotti, Dalbergia oblongifolia and Baphia pubescens.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Hesperiidae
Genus:Meza
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