Pteroteinon iricolor explained

Pteroteinon iricolor, the green-winged red-eye, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the central part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] The habitat mostly consists of wet forests.

Adults have been recorded feeding on the flowers of Mussaenda species.

Notes and References

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