Meza mabea explained

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.[1] The habitat consists of drier forests.

The larvae feed on Dalbergia heudelotti, Dalbergia oblongifolia and Baphia pubescens.

Notes and References

  1. http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/hesperiidae_hesperiinae_2.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae