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The Pigmy Skipper or Dark Hottentot (''Gegenes pumilio''), is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea through Anatolia to the Himalaya and south in the whole of Africa. The length of the forewings is about 14 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October in multiple generations. The larvae feed on various grasses, including Gramineae species as well as ''Pennisetum clandestinum'', ''Ehrharta'' (including ''Ehrharta erecta'') and ''Cynodon'' species.〔(Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae )〕 ==Subspecies== *''Gegenes pumilio pumilio'' (southern Europe, Middle East, India, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman) *''Gegenes pumilio gambica'' (Mabille, 1878) (Africa, Arabia to Lebanon, Turkey to northern Pakistan, Kashmir) *''Gegenes pumilio monochroa'' (Rebel, 1907) (Yemen: Socotra) 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「Gegenes pumilio」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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