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The Borbo Skipper, Zeller's Skipper or Olive Haired Swift (''Borbo borbonica'') is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found along the southern coasts of the Mediterranean Sea, but mainly in Syria, Arabia, Africa, Mauritius and Réunion. The length of the forewings is 14–15 mm. Adults are on wing from September to October. In North Africa ''Leersia oryzoides'' and ''Sorghum halepense'' have been recorded as food plants for the larvae. In Mauritius, they feed on various grasses, such as ''Panicum''. In South-Africa, larvae have been recorded on ''Ehrharta erecta'', ''Oryza'', ''Pennisetum'' and ''Zea mays''. ==Subspecies== *''Borbo borbonica borbonica'' (Gibraltar, North Africa, Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, including Mauritania, Senegal Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, northern Nigeria, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, northern Botswana, northern Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Madagascar, Reunion, Rodrigues, Mauritius) *''Borbo borbonica morella'' (de Joannis, 1893) (Seychelles) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Borbo borbonica」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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