Xanthodisca rega

Xanthodisca rega
	Xanthodisca rega figure 20
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Xanthodisca
Species:	X. rega
Binomial name
	Xanthodisca rega; (Mabille, 1890)
Synonyms
	Pamphila rega Mabille, 1890; Osmodes staudingeri Holland, 1896; Pardaleodes sierrae Holland, 1896; Xanthodisca vibius rega f. evansi Picard, 1949;

Xanthodisca rega, the yellow-disk skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon and Gabon.^[2] The habitat consists of wet and dry forests and secondary growth.

The larvae feed on Aframomum sceptrum.

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