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Argemma maesseni

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Argemma maesseni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Argemma
Species:
A. maesseni
Binomial name
Argemma maesseni
(Miller, 1971)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ceratrichia maesseni Miller, 1971

Argemma maesseni, commonly known as Maessen's forest sylph, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Ivory Coast and Ghana (the Ashanti Region).[2] The habitat consists of forests.

References

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  1. ^ "Ceratrichia Butler, [1870]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae